76
After 14 Years of Cantarell, GNOME is Testing a New Default Font
(www.omglinux.com)
A community for everything relating to the linux operating system
Also check out !linux_memes@programming.dev
Original icon base courtesy of lewing@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP
How is this an OSI-approved license when you're not allowed to sell the font itself?
I haven't found much of a convincing explanation, but here's the OSI meeting notes from when it was approved:
Source: https://opensource.org/meeting-minutes/minutes20090401
And I'm guessing, this is one of the Bitstream fonts that they're talking about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitstream_Vera#Licensing_and_expansion
Certainly seems a bit at odds with the OSD to me:
Source: https://opensource.org/osd
I kind of agree that I don't care as much. There's not as much need for modifying a font, because it fundamentally cannot do as much as a program. And if a modification becomes necessary, that's not going to need as much budget, so there's not as much need for being allowed to sell it.
But at the same time, it's not like the OSI is the judge over good vs. bad. Certainly would like to know Matt Flaschen's thoughts why this fits the OSD...