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OCR-A ⇒ non-free

OCR-A ⇒ non-free

Posted Jan 31, 2009 19:34 UTC (Sat) by nim-nim (subscriber, #34454)
Parent article: Finding and using free fonts

All the “free” versions of OCR-A are derived from the CTAN MetaFont package that states: “Free for use but distribution for profit only by arrangement”¹

⇒ non-commercial clause
⇒ non-free

¹ http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=...

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OCR-A + LeBe... = non-free

Posted Jan 31, 2009 20:19 UTC (Sat) by nim-nim (subscriber, #34454) [Link]

Also Raph Levien didn't release all his fonts under the OFL, and they are not free till he decides to slap a free license on them.

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