Adobe New Open Source Font Doesn't Render in ADE? - Page 2

pssquirrel · 08-10-2012, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Miguel Sousa

We're working on a revision to Source Sans Pro that will fix this and other issues, and we'll post it on SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/sourcesans.adobe/files/) as soon as it's ready.

Thanks,
Miguel Sousa
Team Lead
Type Development
Adobe Systems Incorporated

Just wanted to say thanks for the great new font. I'm really liking it. Looking forward to the revision.

Miguel Sousa · 08-10-2012, 03:17 PM

Thanks for addressing my request.
We should be able to announce the new version within the next two weeks. I'll certainly try to remember to post here and let you know. You can also subscribe to the project on SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/sourcesans.adobe/) to receive update notifications.

Miguel Sousa · 08-10-2012, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pssquirrel

Just wanted to say thanks for the great new font. I'm really liking it. Looking forward to the revision.

Your're welcome.

JSWolf · 08-10-2012, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miguel Sousa

Thanks for addressing my request.
We should be able to announce the new version within the next two weeks. I'll certainly try to remember to post here and let you know. You can also subscribe to the project on SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/sourcesans.adobe/) to receive update notifications.

Is there any chance you may be doing a free serif font of good quality? Sans-serif is not a good body font.

slm · 08-10-2012, 11:06 PM

This is a perfect example of why it never ever pays to rely on Adobe. While Mr. Sousa was perfectly polite, his response was a classic. Instead of, "OK: you are outside the license, but here is a license to distribute the working font you managed to create," Adobe's fix is to withdraw the font and tell everyone to wait a couple of weeks.

For an open source font!!

Not showing a whole lot of thought for their consumers are they?

PeterT · 08-11-2012, 01:10 AM

No.. he did suggest that distribution COULD happen under a different font name...

DiapDealer · 08-11-2012, 09:08 AM

I know I didn't feel put out at all. It was a reasonable request: change the name or remove the link. I'm terrible with coming up with names (plus I'm not interested in creating a new font—or violating the license), so I chose the latter.

pholy · 08-11-2012, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I know I didn't feel put out at all. It was a reasonable request: change the name or remove the link. I'm terrible with coming up with names (plus I'm not interested in creating a new font—or violating the license), so I chose the latter.

Me, too. Two or three weeks isn't too long to wait to avoid confusion by creating an interim release with a mangled name like SrcSansPro. I release that name to anybody who wants to go to the trouble of regenerating all twelve files. Uhmm, no I don't. Make up your own d**n name.

Creating a font, let alone a font family, is a whole lot of work. If anybody wants to reserve the name for it to themselves while still releasing the source files for any and all use and abuse, I think we pay a very small price for their work. Thanks, Adobe.

Miguel Sousa · 08-20-2012, 02:02 PM

Gentlemen, the new revision is now available https://blogs.adobe.com/typblography...on-github.html

@slm: The Open Font License (OFL) was developed by SIL and is regarded as the one that provides the best balance of options for both the font producer and the font consumer.
The font's name is something that is reserved under other open source font licenses, such as the one that applies to Bitstream Vera for example.

mmat1 · 08-20-2012, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Miguel Sousa

Gentlemen, the new revision is now available

Cool !

pssquirrel · 08-20-2012, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miguel Sousa

Gentlemen, the new revision is now available https://blogs.adobe.com/typblography...on-github.html

The new revised fonts work great! Thank you!

pholy · 08-21-2012, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miguel Sousa

Gentlemen, the new revision is now available https://blogs.adobe.com/typblography...on-github.html

Thanks, Miguel. New version, and moved to github, all in a bit more than a week. Very impressive.

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08-10-2012, 03:17 PM	#17
Miguel Sousa Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 2476 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: none	Thanks for addressing my request. We should be able to announce the new version within the next two weeks. I'll certainly try to remember to post here and let you know. You can also subscribe to the project on SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/sourcesans.adobe/) to receive update notifications.

08-10-2012, 11:06 PM	#20
slm Fool Posts: 502 Karma: 5000000 Join Date: Feb 2003 Device: Kindle: Voyage,PW1,KOA, Kobo: Clara Colour, Nook GLP, Pocketbook verse	This is a perfect example of why it never ever pays to rely on Adobe. While Mr. Sousa was perfectly polite, his response was a classic. Instead of, "OK: you are outside the license, but here is a license to distribute the working font you managed to create," Adobe's fix is to withdraw the font and tell everyone to wait a couple of weeks. For an open source font!! Not showing a whole lot of thought for their consumers are they?

08-11-2012, 01:10 AM	#21
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,738 Karma: 80104526 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	No.. he did suggest that distribution COULD happen under a different font name...

08-11-2012, 09:08 AM	#22
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,915 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I know I didn't feel put out at all. It was a reasonable request: change the name or remove the link. I'm terrible with coming up with names (plus I'm not interested in creating a new font—or violating the license), so I chose the latter.

08-20-2012, 02:02 PM	#24
Miguel Sousa Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 2476 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: none	Gentlemen, the new revision is now available https://blogs.adobe.com/typblography...on-github.html @slm: The Open Font License (OFL) was developed by SIL and is regarded as the one that provides the best balance of options for both the font producer and the font consumer. The font's name is something that is reserved under other open source font licenses, such as the one that applies to Bitstream Vera for example.

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