So that changed, apparently. On Sun, 23 Jul 2023 at 13:00, Harry Spier <vasishtha.sp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear everyone, > A few years back I had some discussions with John Hudson of Tiro fonts > about their sanskrit font (some issues with vedic accents) and at that time > I asked him about licensing and use of their sanskrit font. Here is what I > asked and what he answered. > *. . .* > Would you be able to clarify the following points about the Sanskrit Text > font licence. > 1) Are you permitted to publish books that use the Sanskrit Text font? > 2) Are you permitted to use the Sanskrit Text font with non-Microsoft > publishing software such as: QuarkXpress or Adobe Indesign etc.? > Thanks, > Harry Spier > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > John Hudson <j...@tiro.ca> > May 30, 2021, 4:34 PM > to me > > Dear Harry, > Yes and yes, so long as you have a valid license for the software with > which the Sanskrit Text font is bundled (Windows or Office). > John Hudson > Tiro Typeworks Ltd www.tiro.com > Harry Spier > > > On Sun, Jul 23, 2023 at 2:36 PM Dominik Wujastyk via INDOLOGY < > indology@list.indology.info> wrote: > >> The Tiro fonts are super, and I hadn't paid attention to them before. >> Thanks! They are licensed under the Open Font License >> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIL_Open_Font_License>, so anyone can >> download, distribute and use them for any purpose. >> >> The Microsoft fonts, including Arial Unicode, have always been covered by >> a completely restrictive commercial license. The font files (TTF, OTF) may >> not be downloaded or distributed. The fonts are licensed as integral parts >> of the Windows OS and may be used only in that environment only by people >> who have paid for a Windows license. Most people, including major >> publishers, think that Arial Unicode is a free font. It's not. Yes, a >> PDF with some characters embedded in it can be shared, but not the font >> itself. >> Best, >> Dominik >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> INDOLOGY@list.indology.info >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >> >
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