> I have a question for the GNU legal department: > > If we would let XBoard display a logo bitmap that contains text in a font > that we do not own, but are licensed to use... Would that be allowed: > > What if it was not a logo, but the piece images? Shogi and Xiangqi pieces > have text inscribed on them as kanji. The kanji originally came from a font, > which might not be public domain. > > The practical problem is this: Joshua has made SVG Shogi pieces that look > better than those we distribute now, and is willing to let us distribute > them with XBoard. The pieces were made by tracing raster images of a font > that was posted somewhere for free use. > > Can we do that?
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