I think it still makes sense, actually! For instance in a LaTeX package that invokes a font that has optical sizes, the sizes would be loaded according to the font sizes used in the document... just … (View Post)
I am not averse to potentially using variable fonts, but the vast majority of software I use does not natively support variable fonts, or at least not in a way that works well. So far for me the adva… (View Post)
I'm not a lawyer, but to my understanding, copyright law applies according to the law of whichever country the work is used in. For example, a work's copyright might expire in 2020 in Canada but 204… (View Post)
There are some great libre* fonts out there, and there is good work being done on libre fonts. There are fewer and fewer "freeware" fonts (i.e., personal use fonts of seemingly obscure orig… (View Post)
(Not a lawyer, this isn't legal advice) The basic way this works in most regimes is that things are only protected insofar as much as there is new material.For instance, if I printed a copy of a Shak… (View Post)