Thomas Mittelstaedt wrote:
>
> Stefan,
>
> thank you for the pointer. I have looked at the website.
> What is this patent issue with Apple all about. What are
> the chances of gettting in trouble if we are making use
> of Freetype in a commercially sold product, i.e. what
> are the chances that there will be serious trouble?
the patents concern an algorithm used inside the truetype
rasterization, called hinting. FreeType is currently negotiating
with Apple about this issue. Donald Knuth pointed out that
these techniques are not new at all and were in fact used
in his METAFONT program. Anyway, anyone who follows the
US patents madness knows that even though stated otherwise
this is practically irrelevant...
Questions concerning commercial use of Freetype should be
addressed directly to one of the FreeType mailing lists.
Regards, Stefan
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Stefan Seefeld
Departement de Physique
Universite de Montreal
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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