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Re: [ft-devel] FreeType licenses again
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Werner LEMBERG |
Subject: |
Re: [ft-devel] FreeType licenses again |
Date: |
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:33:56 +0100 (CET) |
> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gcc-exception-faq.html
Thanks for the link. I've now added the following to ttfautohint's
COPYING file, based on similar paragraphs from GNU packages:
In addition, as a special exception to both the FreeType (FTL) and
GNU General Public License (GPL), the copyright holder of
ttfautohint gives you unlimited permission to copy, distribute and
modify the bytecode that gets embedded in the fonts processed by
ttfautohint. You need not follow the terms of the FTL or GPL when
using or distributing such bytecode, even though portions of the
text of ttfautohint appear in them. The FTL or GPL (depending on
your choice) does govern all other use of the material that
constitutes ttfautohint.
This special exception to the FTL and GPL applies to versions of
ttfautohint released by the copyright holder of ttfautohint. Note
that people who make modified versions of ttfautohint are not
obligated to grant this special exception for their modified
versions; it is their choice whether to do so. Both the FTL and the
GPL give permission to release a modified version without this
exception; this exception also makes it possible to release a
modified version which carries forward this exception.
Werner