laba-1aj@web-2f.berkeley.edu (John Kawakami) (12/07/89)
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In article <14586@boulder.Colorado.EDU> millert@tramp.Colorado.EDU (MILLER TODD C) writes:
:In reference to Adobe putting PostScript in the Public Domain. Yes! Amazing asit sounds Adobe has anounced that PS will be made PD in early 1990 (it may have
:been by the end of the first quarter but I can't remember). The PD Postscript
:will be able to use Type 1 fonts (something PS emulators can't do) and I believeAdobe will be giving out info on how the Type 1 fonts are created (don't quote
:me on that). For more info check out the December Computer Shopper.
:
:Hope this clears up the confusion.
: -Todd
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Is this true?
John Kawakami /
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laba-1aj@web.berkeley.edu /jeynes@adobe.COM (Ross A. Jeynes) (12/15/89)
In article <1989Dec6.211218.26383@agate.berkeley.edu> laba-1aj@web-2f (John Kawakami) writes: >This was posted in comp.sys.atari.st: >In article <14586@boulder.Colorado.EDU> millert@tramp.Colorado.EDU writes: >:In reference to Adobe putting PostScript in the Public Domain. Yes! Amazing >:as it sounds Adobe has anounced that PS will be made PD in early 1990 (it may >:be by the end of the first quarter but I can't remember). The PD Postscript >:will be able to use Type 1 fonts (something PS emulators can't do) and I believe >:Adobe will be giving out info on how the Type 1 fonts are created (don't quote >:me on that). For more info check out the December Computer Shopper. >: >:Hope this clears up the confusion. >: -Todd > >Is this true? No, it's not true. The announcement that was made is that the Type 1 font format specification will become public domain. The format specification will be available in the first quarter of 1990 in the form of technical documentation, and will probably be available from the file server (among other places) at that time. The PostScript language itself, that is, the language as defined by the Red Book, has always been in the public domain. Our implementation of the PostScript language is still trade secret information and will not be released in the near term, if ever. Hope this helps. Ross Jeynes Developer Support jeynes@adobe.com Adobe Systems Incorporated {sun|decwrl}!adobe!jeynes