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.