[Xiph-Advocacy] Spread Open Media fonts

[Cory K.]

Richard Spindler wrote:
> 2008/1/20, Cory K. <coryisatm at nc.rr.com>:
>   
>> What fonts are used it the top banner of the page and 1st couple of the
>> small ones on the "Banners" page?
>>
>> The small ones look like Helvetica but I don't know about the one on the
>> top banner.
>>
>> Is there a "official" font to be used? Like in my email about Xiph
>> artwork if the font is not a free one it makes it hard to have any kind
>> of user contribution to a project art-wise when you don't have rights to
>> use the font. People get pissy about substitutions. ;)
>>
>> So a list of acceptable fonts to keep in-line with the official
>> look&feel for S.O.M. would be great.
>>     
>
> Excuse my ignorance, but what is the point of "Spreading Open Fonts",
> as far as I know, the matter of Open Video and Audio Codecs is, that
> those that are "Not Open" are threatend by Patent-Suits. I fail to see
> how that situation applies to Fonts?
>
> Cheers
> -Richard

Please re-read the email. You'll get it. ;)