Ubuntu Font Licence

  1. Bug #1167425
  2. Comment #14

Comment 14 for bug 1167425

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Dave Crossland (davelab6) wrote :

> While font.ubuntu.com/about says this: you are expressly encouraged to experiment, modify, share and improve, why does ubuntu (canonical) don't license the font that are really safe for users (like GNU GPL + font exception).

I don't think that GPL+FE is a safer license; it is treated as a new license by many legal teams, and would contribute to the license proliferation problem.

The OFL is recognised as a free license by the FSF and is widely accepted by many legal teams.