[TxMt] Re: Coda, Panic Sans Font

[Brad Choate]

Sorry, meant to also say, it looks like Panic is doing exactly what  
is being asked here:

* Panic Sans is a derivative work of Bitstream Vera Sans, so the font  
name must not use "Bitstream" or "Vera" in the font name.
* The documentation includes copyright and trademark notice as  
required by the Bitstream Vera license.

Changing the font name is important for two reasons:

* it doesn't make use of trademarks held by Bitstream
* it doesn't cause any conflicts with other fonts

-Brad



On Apr 23, 2007, at 3:30 PM, Brad Choate wrote:

> The Bitstream Vera readme says thusly (http://www.gnome.org/fonts/):
>
> The fonts have a generous copyright, allowing derivative works (as  
> long as "Bitstream" or "Vera" are not in the names), and full  
> redistribution (so long as they are not *sold* by themselves). They  
> can be be bundled, redistributed and sold with any software.
>
>
> And from the Coda help files:
>
> Panic Sans Mono font based on the font Bitstream Vera, modified for  
> improved small-size legibility on Mac OS X.
>
> Copyright © 2007 by Panic, Inc.
> Copyright © 2003 by Bitstream, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
> Bitstream Vera is a trademark of Bitstream, Inc.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Apr 23, 2007, at 3:23 PM, Methnen (AKA Jamie) wrote:
>
>> On Apr 23, 2007, at 3:15 PM, Thomas Aylott (subtleGradient) wrote:
>>> Wow, that's a little disingenuous of them to distribute a find  
>>> under their own name like that.
>>> I'm digging Inconsolata these days anyway.
>>
>> I would think that they must have licensed it in some form or  
>> another.  I wouldn't think the Panic guys would be stupid enough  
>> to just steal it.  But then I've been surprised by people/ 
>> companies before.
>>
>> Jamie
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