Re: Embedding TTF fonts in PS files

Hi Jody,


>>
>> What are the licensing issues?
>
> The lawyer I checked with had an issue with the restriction
>  * You acknowledge that this software is not designed, licensed or 
> intended
>  * for use in the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any
>  * nuclear facility.
>
> I've informed Suresh Chandrasekharan a few weeks ago and he's
> looking into resolutions.

We are withdrawing this restriction from the license. All files
from the patch that had that restriction are re-licensed under
the standard BSD license, as in:

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  * are met:
  *
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  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
  *
  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in 
the
  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the 
distribution.
  *
  * 3. Neither the name of Sun Microsystems, Inc. nor the names of
  *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived 
from
  *    this software without specific prior written permission.
  *
  * This software is provided "AS IS," without a warranty of any kind.
  *
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DAMAGES.

I hope that makes the patch acceptable by the gnome-print project
and you can facilitate its integration.

Regards,
AG

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Alexander Gelf
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Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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