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The fonts in that package were not donated, but licensed -- it had an EULA. But the versions of the font files in that package are rusting at this point; there
by bemusedthrow75 3y ago
The fonts in that package were not donated, but licensed -- it had an EULA.
But the versions of the font files in that package are rusting at this point; there's no compelling reason to use them anywhere, IMO.
- adrian_b 3y agoYou are right that perhaps the word "donate" is not the most appropriate, because for typefaces, like for programs, the author does not normally transfer ownership but only grants certain rights for using the typeface. By "donate" I have meant that the typeface owners have forsaken the revenues corresponding to the licensing fees that they have stopped demanding, allowing the free use of those typefaces. It can be said that they have donated the value of the work that was needed to create those typefaces. You are also right that now this Corefonts package is mostly of historical interest, because the included fonts are very old. Unlike these, the corresponding Windows fonts have been maintained, by fixing bugs and adding new Unicode characters.