Re: [GFD] Tom Phinney on Libre Fonts
Dave Crossland <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.fonts.fontforge.user,gmane.comp.fonts.fontforge.devel,gmane.comp.freedesktop.fonts |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <CAEozd0zR5obphaaKgeAaBDeORsHfSBreiKgGJ78qmTH=a8Pq_A@mail.gmail.com> |
On 14 October 2013 21:48, vernon adams <[email protected]> wrote: > This all could be an interesting discussion, except I read Tom's article > not as part of any discussion, but as a piece of Online Advertising for > the WebInk product. Its a nice theory, but the word 'webink' is nowhere to be found on http://www.thomasphinney.com/2013/10/free-fonts-revealed-and-reviled/ > Tom is just saying "hey, use our stuff. Your stupid if you use that free stuff." No, he's not. > I think that sort of journo-advertising would be better effective by > showing people why the WebInk product is really good, what sets it > apart positively from other webfont services, and ultimately why its target > users should invest in it. Dissing other people's more poular output never > looks good, it 'turns on' a few people, but 'turns off' a lot more. It's bad branding 101. He who casts the first stone bro ;) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk