devin@LUCID.COM (Matthieu Devin) (05/03/90)
Dear experts, Can fonts delivered in the X11 distribution be used in a non X application without paying a licence fee? We would like to convert them to our private format for use in a commercial product. Thanks for information Matthieu Devin Lucid Inc, 707 Laurel Street, Menlo Park, CA 94025 devin@lucid.com (415)329-8400 x 5574
rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler) (05/03/90)
Can fonts delivered in the X11 distribution be used in a non X
application without paying a licence fee?
Some of the fonts are "public domain", you can do anything you want
with them. Most of the fonts carry explicit copyright and permission
notices; read the notices to see what you can do. For example, many
carry something of this form:
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and
its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
^^^
Note this word:------------|
provided that <read the rest of this fine print!>
The word "any" really means any.
Many fonts also carry statements about use of trademark; you need to pay
attention to those statements as well.