On Monday, February 06, 2012 10:22:10 AM Julian Bradfield wrote: > On 2012-02-06, Larson, Timothy E. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> FWIW, some of us consider OFL to be non-free (it doesn't allow sale > >> alone), so won't install fonts using it at all. > > > > Could you explain this further? This is the first I've heard of this > > issue. > > Who was the OP? > Anyway, the OFL has a bizarre quirk that says you're not allowed to > sell OFL fonts by themselves. You have to bundle some random program > or non-OFL font with them. Since you can charge whatever you like for > a GPL3 program, this requirement is rather easily satisfied, even if > you can't be bothered to write your own Hello World! program.
That doesn't change the principle of the matter. I also highly doubt a judge would see that as anything other than trying to get off on a technicality, and enforce the spirit of the agreement if you were clearly trying to sell the font.
