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   1  Bitstream Vera Fonts Copyright
   2  
   3  The fonts have a generous copyright, allowing derivative works (as
   4  long as "Bitstream" or "Vera" are not in the names), and full
   5  redistribution (so long as they are not *sold* by themselves). They
   6  can be be bundled, redistributed and sold with any software.
   7  
   8  The fonts are distributed under the following copyright:
   9  
  10  Copyright
  11  =========
  12  
  13  Copyright (c) 2003 by Bitstream, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Bitstream
  14  Vera is a trademark of Bitstream, Inc.
  15  
  16  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
  17  a copy of the fonts accompanying this license ("Fonts") and associated
  18  documentation files (the "Font Software"), to reproduce and distribute
  19  the Font Software, including without limitation the rights to use,
  20  copy, merge, publish, distribute, and/or sell copies of the Font
  21  Software, and to permit persons to whom the Font Software is furnished
  22  to do so, subject to the following conditions:
  23  
  24  The above copyright and trademark notices and this permission notice
  25  shall be included in all copies of one or more of the Font Software
  26  typefaces.
  27  
  28  The Font Software may be modified, altered, or added to, and in
  29  particular the designs of glyphs or characters in the Fonts may be
  30  modified and additional glyphs or characters may be added to the
  31  Fonts, only if the fonts are renamed to names not containing either
  32  the words "Bitstream" or the word "Vera".
  33  
  34  This License becomes null and void to the extent applicable to Fonts
  35  or Font Software that has been modified and is distributed under the
  36  "Bitstream Vera" names.
  37  
  38  The Font Software may be sold as part of a larger software package but
  39  no copy of one or more of the Font Software typefaces may be sold by
  40  itself.
  41  
  42  THE FONT SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
  43  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF
  44  MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT
  45  OF COPYRIGHT, PATENT, TRADEMARK, OR OTHER RIGHT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
  46  BITSTREAM OR THE GNOME FOUNDATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
  47  OTHER LIABILITY, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
  48  OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
  49  OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FONT
  50  SOFTWARE OR FROM OTHER DEALINGS IN THE FONT SOFTWARE.
  51  
  52  Except as contained in this notice, the names of Gnome, the Gnome
  53  Foundation, and Bitstream Inc., shall not be used in advertising or
  54  otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Font
  55  Software without prior written authorization from the Gnome Foundation
  56  or Bitstream Inc., respectively. For further information, contact:
  57  fonts at gnome dot org.
  58  
  59  Copyright FAQ
  60  =============
  61  
  62     1. I don't understand the resale restriction... What gives?
  63  
  64        Bitstream is giving away these fonts, but wishes to ensure its
  65        competitors can't just drop the fonts as is into a font sale system
  66        and sell them as is. It seems fair that if Bitstream can't make money
  67        from the Bitstream Vera fonts, their competitors should not be able to
  68        do so either. You can sell the fonts as part of any software package,
  69        however.
  70  
  71     2. I want to package these fonts separately for distribution and
  72        sale as part of a larger software package or system.  Can I do so?
  73  
  74        Yes. A RPM or Debian package is a "larger software package" to begin 
  75        with, and you aren't selling them independently by themselves. 
  76        See 1. above.
  77  
  78     3. Are derivative works allowed?
  79        Yes!
  80  
  81     4. Can I change or add to the font(s)?
  82        Yes, but you must change the name(s) of the font(s).
  83  
  84     5. Under what terms are derivative works allowed?
  85  
  86        You must change the name(s) of the fonts. This is to ensure the
  87        quality of the fonts, both to protect Bitstream and Gnome. We want to
  88        ensure that if an application has opened a font specifically of these
  89        names, it gets what it expects (though of course, using fontconfig,
  90        substitutions could still could have occurred during font
  91        opening). You must include the Bitstream copyright. Additional
  92        copyrights can be added, as per copyright law. Happy Font Hacking!
  93  
  94     6. If I have improvements for Bitstream Vera, is it possible they might get 
  95         adopted in future versions?
  96  
  97        Yes. The contract between the Gnome Foundation and Bitstream has
  98        provisions for working with Bitstream to ensure quality additions to
  99        the Bitstream Vera font family. Please contact us if you have such
 100        additions. Note, that in general, we will want such additions for the
 101        entire family, not just a single font, and that you'll have to keep
 102        both Gnome and Jim Lyles, Vera's designer, happy! To make sense to add
 103        glyphs to the font, they must be stylistically in keeping with Vera's
 104        design. Vera cannot become a "ransom note" font. Jim Lyles will be
 105        providing a document describing the design elements used in Vera, as a
 106        guide and aid for people interested in contributing to Vera.
 107  
 108     7. I want to sell a software package that uses these fonts: Can I do so?
 109  
 110        Sure. Bundle the fonts with your software and sell your software
 111        with the fonts. That is the intent of the copyright.
 112  
 113     8. If applications have built the names "Bitstream Vera" into them, 
 114        can I override this somehow to use fonts of my choosing?
 115  
 116        This depends on exact details of the software. Most open source
 117        systems and software (e.g., Gnome, KDE, etc.) are now converting to
 118        use fontconfig (see www.fontconfig.org) to handle font configuration,
 119        selection and substitution; it has provisions for overriding font
 120        names and subsituting alternatives. An example is provided by the
 121        supplied local.conf file, which chooses the family Bitstream Vera for
 122        "sans", "serif" and "monospace".  Other software (e.g., the XFree86
 123        core server) has other mechanisms for font substitution.
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