On 25 December 2012 16:09, Alexandre Prokoudine <alexandre.prokoud...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'd start with a better question: what place in the modern ecosystem >> should OFLB be aiming at? >> >> When we started it, there was no TypeKit, no GFS, no half a dozen >> other web fonts foundries. >> >> What makes OFLB special today, apart from free-as-in-speech typefaces? > > I also think Alexandre's question is a very important one that > needs an answer before we proceed in any direction. The one > advantage OFLB has is that typeface authors become the > curators of their own fonts, which we don't see so much on, > say, Fontsquirrel, Kernest, or Google.
I think Daniel is correct. What sets OFLB apart from FontSquirrel and GWF is that Ethan and I are gatekeepers for those services, deciding what is uploaded to each, whereas OFLB is 'self service.' I think it would make sense to add a 'link' object that points to projects that are hosted and developed elsewhere (DejaVu, Libertine, etc etc) so that OFLB really IS a 'library' - a complete index of all libre fonts on the web that presents the fonts in a way that is pleasant to browse. I think the features of www.openhatch.org are also good, in that they help people to become involved. OFLB can help type designers to set out a project's roadmap and invite people to participate on particular tasks.
