Re: [g-a-devel] Royal National Institute for the Blind low-vision fonts now under GPL v3 - include in GNOME?

["Luis Villa" <luis tieguy org>]

This is quite nice, Peter. With the proliferation of free fonts of
late, we should definitely look into shipping/bundling some
'recommended' GNOME fonts, particularly this one, since (I assume) it
has accessibility benefits.

It is interesting to note that (as far as I can see from [1]) these
fonts are under a 'pure' GPL v3, and do not carry the standard
v2-based font exception.[2] Do you know if this was intentional, or
just an oversight? There is an explanation of the font exception here:
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/20050425novalis but it has not been
updated for the v3.

Luis

[1] http://www.tiresias.org/fonts/fonts_download.htm and also from
peeking inside the zip files
[2] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#FontException

On Nov 23, 2007 12:35 PM, Peter Korn <Peter Korn sun com> wrote:
> Hi gang,
>
> I just received word (see attached) that the Tiresias family of fonts,
> designed by the Royal National Institute for the Blind for clarity and
> ease of recognition by folks with vision impairments are now available
> under GPL v3.  The family includes fonts recommended and tested for use
> in signage, print, television, and computer use (the latter is "PCFont"
> - see http://www.tiresias.org/fonts/pcfont/about_pc.htm for details).
>
> I would like to recommend we consider redistributing these fonts with
> GNOME (or at least link to them so that UNIX distros that include GNOME
> might become aware of and potentially include this font).
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter Korn
> Accessibility Architect,
> Sun Microsystems, Inc.
>
> Dear Colleague,
>
> Free downloads are now available for the Tiresias fonts (LPFont, PCFont,
> InfoFont, SignFont, KeyFont) from
> www.tiresias.org/fonts/fonts_download.htm
>
> Work has continued on extending the list of standards which relate to
> accessibility of information and communication technology systems and on
> linking them to the committee responsible for each standard. Also, we
> now have a quarterly report on the current status of standards under
> development. The standards section is at www.tiresias.org/standards/
>
> New and updated Guidelines
> Transport - Now covers air, rail, road and sea. This can be found at
> www.tiresias.org/guidelines/transport/
>
> e-Voting - Now includes a new section on current voting practices for
> people with disabilities. This can found at
> www.tiresias.org/guidelines/e_voting.htm
>
> Household appliances - This new guideline can be found at
> www.tiresias.org/guidelines/household_appliances.htm
>
> Accessible tourism - These guidelines have been extensively revised and
> extended and can be found at
> www.tiresias.org/guidelines/accessible_tourism/
>
> The website has been modified to make it easier to navigate with
> features such as "breadcrumbs". What else would make it easier for you
> to use?
>
> Regards,
>
> Dr John Gill OBE FIET
> Chief Scientist
>
> Scientific Research Unit
> RNIB
> 105 Judd Street
> London
> WC1H 9NE
>
> Tel +44 20 7391 2244
>
> Web: www.tiresias.org
>
>
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