Good to hear this stuff - thanks.
> exljbris
Yes, Jos Buivenga is one of the few to provide a basic style of his high-quality font families for free. BTW, I've corresponded with him a lot*, but I will meet him for the first time in Dublin, in September**. So he's a real person :-) trying to make a living in type design; not a care-free hobbyist, not a faceless corporation. That said, your point about being pragmatic is well-taken; at least you care enough not to completely ignore what type designers want.
* Most font designers know each other.
**
http://www.atypi.org/03_Dublin
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