Re: OpenType not for Open Communication?

From: Michael Everson (everson@evertype.com)
Date: Wed Dec 08 2004 - 03:14:39 CST

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    At 22:15 -0500 2004-12-07, John Cowan wrote:

    >I think it's more accurate to say that you need to find a way to
    >compensate the font developer for his effort; this need not involve money.
    >I, for example, create programs and give them to people for a reward I
    >consider sufficient; professionally, I write bespoke software which is
    >not useful to anyone but my employer; some 90% of all software written
    >is in this class.

    Read: "my employer pays me to make software".

    >(Are there bespoke fonts which the buyer keeps to himself?)

    Yes. 

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Michael Everson * * Everson Typography *  * http://www.evertype.com

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