Hi, maybe you can help me here, because I am not sure that I understand why fonts are software.
I used to see proprietary fonts more like a patent-encumbered format: I don't want to meddle with mp3, so I use ogg... I don't want to meddle with Times New Roman, so I use FreeSerif. So, if you want to use them you may need to pay a fee to the copyright holder, but that's not exactly the same as software. How is a font controlling a user? What is the difference from a proprietary font and, say, the mp3 format? Can you help me understand better? Thanks.
