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