Sergej Malinovski wrote:
> 
> The question is, if you were to make "Free" fonts, how do the standard
> free licences apply to fonts? A font isn't exactly a program with it's
> binary and a source...

I'm not sure whether the TTF fonts can be considered programs
but the Type1 fonts surely are. Besides, in any case the fonts
are works of art and get under the general copyright concept.
 
> It would be interesting hear RMS's opinion, because I sure he has made
> some thoughts on the subject because a Free GNU system need Free
> fonts. I was thinking of sending an email to gnu.org with questions on

It would be real nice if the fonts had the same license as XFree86.
That is, _NOT_ GPL.

-SB
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