Chris@909: Bitstream Vera Fonts Copyright Chris@909: Chris@909: The fonts have a generous copyright, allowing derivative works (as Chris@909: long as "Bitstream" or "Vera" are not in the names), and full Chris@909: redistribution (so long as they are not#sold# by themselves). They Chris@909: can be be bundled, redistributed and sold with any software. Chris@909: Chris@909: The fonts are distributed under the following copyright: Chris@909: Chris@909: Copyright Chris@909: ========= Chris@909: Chris@909: Copyright (c) 2003 by Bitstream, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Bitstream Chris@909: Vera is a trademark of Bitstream, Inc. Chris@909: Chris@909: Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining Chris@909: a copy of the fonts accompanying this license ("Fonts") and associated Chris@909: documentation files (the "Font Software"), to reproduce and distribute Chris@909: the Font Software, including without limitation the rights to use, Chris@909: copy, merge, publish, distribute, and/or sell copies of the Font Chris@909: Software, and to permit persons to whom the Font Software is furnished Chris@909: to do so, subject to the following conditions: Chris@909: Chris@909: The above copyright and trademark notices and this permission notice Chris@909: shall be included in all copies of one or more of the Font Software Chris@909: typefaces. Chris@909: Chris@909: The Font Software may be modified, altered, or added to, and in Chris@909: particular the designs of glyphs or characters in the Fonts may be Chris@909: modified and additional glyphs or characters may be added to the Chris@909: Fonts, only if the fonts are renamed to names not containing either Chris@909: the words "Bitstream" or the word "Vera". Chris@909: Chris@909: This License becomes null and void to the extent applicable to Fonts Chris@909: or Font Software that has been modified and is distributed under the Chris@909: "Bitstream Vera" names. Chris@909: Chris@909: The Font Software may be sold as part of a larger software package but Chris@909: no copy of one or more of the Font Software typefaces may be sold by Chris@909: itself. Chris@909: Chris@909: THE FONT SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, Chris@909: EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF Chris@909: MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT Chris@909: OF COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHT. IN NO EVENT SHALL Chris@909: BITSTREAM OR THE GNOME FOUNDATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR Chris@909: OTHER LIABILITY, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, Chris@909: OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR Chris@909: OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FONT Chris@909: SOFTWARE OR FROM OTHER DEALINGS IN THE FONT SOFTWARE. Chris@909: Chris@909: Except as contained in this notice, the names of Gnome, the Gnome Chris@909: Foundation, and Bitstream Inc., shall not be used in advertising or Chris@909: otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Font Chris@909: Software without prior written authorization from the Gnome Foundation Chris@909: or Bitstream Inc., respectively. For further information, contact: Chris@909: fonts at gnome dot org. Chris@909: Chris@909: Copyright FAQ Chris@909: ============= Chris@909: Chris@909: 1. I don't understand the resale restriction... What gives? Chris@909: Chris@909: Bitstream is giving away these fonts, but wishes to ensure its Chris@909: competitors can't just drop the fonts as is into a font sale system Chris@909: and sell them as is. It seems fair that if Bitstream can't make money Chris@909: from the Bitstream Vera fonts, their competitors should not be able to Chris@909: do so either. You can sell the fonts as part of any software package, Chris@909: however. Chris@909: Chris@909: 2. I want to package these fonts separately for distribution and Chris@909: sale as part of a larger software package or system. Can I do so? Chris@909: Chris@909: Yes. A RPM or Debian package is a "larger software package" to begin Chris@909: with, and you aren't selling them independently by themselves. Chris@909: See 1. above. Chris@909: Chris@909: 3. Are derivative works allowed? Chris@909: Yes! Chris@909: Chris@909: 4. Can I change or add to the font(s)? Chris@909: Yes, but you must change the name(s) of the font(s). Chris@909: Chris@909: 5. Under what terms are derivative works allowed? Chris@909: Chris@909: You must change the name(s) of the fonts. This is to ensure the Chris@909: quality of the fonts, both to protect Bitstream and Gnome. We want to Chris@909: ensure that if an application has opened a font specifically of these Chris@909: names, it gets what it expects (though of course, using fontconfig, Chris@909: substitutions could still could have occurred during font Chris@909: opening). You must include the Bitstream copyright. Additional Chris@909: copyrights can be added, as per copyright law. Happy Font Hacking! Chris@909: Chris@909: 6. If I have improvements for Bitstream Vera, is it possible they might get Chris@909: adopted in future versions? Chris@909: Chris@909: Yes. The contract between the Gnome Foundation and Bitstream has Chris@909: provisions for working with Bitstream to ensure quality additions to Chris@909: the Bitstream Vera font family. Please contact us if you have such Chris@909: additions. Note, that in general, we will want such additions for the Chris@909: entire family, not just a single font, and that you'll have to keep Chris@909: both Gnome and Jim Lyles, Vera's designer, happy! To make sense to add Chris@909: glyphs to the font, they must be stylistically in keeping with Vera's Chris@909: design. Vera cannot become a "ransom note" font. Jim Lyles will be Chris@909: providing a document describing the design elements used in Vera, as a Chris@909: guide and aid for people interested in contributing to Vera. Chris@909: Chris@909: 7. I want to sell a software package that uses these fonts: Can I do so? Chris@909: Chris@909: Sure. Bundle the fonts with your software and sell your software Chris@909: with the fonts. That is the intent of the copyright. Chris@909: Chris@909: 8. If applications have built the names "Bitstream Vera" into them, Chris@909: can I override this somehow to use fonts of my choosing? Chris@909: Chris@909: This depends on exact details of the software. Most open source Chris@909: systems and software (e.g., Gnome, KDE, etc.) are now converting to Chris@909: use fontconfig (see www.fontconfig.org) to handle font configuration, Chris@909: selection and substitution; it has provisions for overriding font Chris@909: names and subsituting alternatives. An example is provided by the Chris@909: supplied local.conf file, which chooses the family Bitstream Vera for Chris@909: "sans", "serif" and "monospace". Other software (e.g., the XFree86 Chris@909: core server) has other mechanisms for font substitution. Chris@909: