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I agree with this. It's too complicated and frustrating to use a licensed font on the web. The argument is that people who make fonts deserve to be compensated

I agree with this. It's too complicated and frustrating to use a licensed font on the web. The argument is that people who make fonts deserve to be compensated for their work, and I agree. There has to be a better way though. I avoid using fonts that I love because the licensing just gets in the way.

zozbot234 5y ago
> There has to be a better way though. Crowdfunding has been extremely successful at fostering the creation of freely-licensed content while handsomely rewarding the creators for that same content. (It's easy to miss this because it's only a fraction of what's crowdfunded as a whole, but free content still wins wrt. its broader impact.) There's no reason why this model could not be applicable to the design of new, high-quality fonts. Font makers only have to name their price, commit to an open license on the product and roll the dice.