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