[sugar] [laptop-accessibility] Royal National Institute for the Blind low-vision fonts now under GPL v3 - use in OLPC?

[Peter Korn]

Hi guys,

I'm happy to report that RNIB has updated the license for the Tiresias 
fonts, and they now include the "font exception" clause.  Please see the 
excerpt from Katherine Carter below, clarifying this to me (and also her 
URL to the updated license).

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Many thanks for your email. It is very pleasing to hear that the
Tiresias fonts are being positively received.

With regards to the font exception, it was an omission, however it has
now been added to the licence on the download page
http://www.tiresias.org/fonts/fonts_download.htm#licence and within the
COPYING files in each of the downloadable font folders.

Regards,

Katherine Carter BA (Hons.) PGCE MA
Research & Information Editor

Scientific Research Unit
RNIB
105 Judd Street
London
WC1H 9NE

Tel +44 20 7391 2118
Fax +44 20 7391 2318

www.tiresias.org 

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Regards,

Peter Korn
Accessibility Architect,
Sun Microsystems, Inc.


> Hi guys, Jim,
>
> I just received word (see attached) that the Tiresias family of fonts, 
> designed by the Royal National Institute for the Blind for clarity and 
> ease of recognition by folks with vision impairments are now available 
> under GPL v3.  The family includes fonts recommended and tested for 
> use in signage, print, television, and computer use (the latter is 
> "PCFont" - see http://www.tiresias.org/fonts/pcfont/about_pc.htm for 
> details).
> I would like to recommend we consider redistributing these fonts with 
> OLPC, or otherwise making them readily available to OLPC users (at the 
> appropriate time in the OS release/update cycle of course...).  
> Tiresias Keyfont is something we should consider using in future 
> updates to the keyboard and any other text on the device (see 
> http://www.tiresias.org/fonts/keyfont/about_key.htm).
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter Korn
> Accessibility Architect,
> Sun Microsystems, Inc.
>
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>
> Subject:
> Tiresias News November 2007
> From:
> "Carter, Katherine" <Katherine.Carter at rnib.org.uk>
> Date:
> Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:36:01 +0000
>
>
> Dear Colleague, 
>
> Free downloads are now available for the Tiresias fonts (LPFont, PCFont,
> InfoFont, SignFont, KeyFont) from
> www.tiresias.org/fonts/fonts_download.htm
>
> Work has continued on extending the list of standards which relate to
> accessibility of information and communication technology systems and on
> linking them to the committee responsible for each standard. Also, we
> now have a quarterly report on the current status of standards under
> development. The standards section is at www.tiresias.org/standards/
>
> New and updated Guidelines
> Transport - Now covers air, rail, road and sea. This can be found at
> www.tiresias.org/guidelines/transport/
>
> e-Voting - Now includes a new section on current voting practices for
> people with disabilities. This can found at
> www.tiresias.org/guidelines/e_voting.htm
>
> Household appliances - This new guideline can be found at
> www.tiresias.org/guidelines/household_appliances.htm
>
> Accessible tourism - These guidelines have been extensively revised and
> extended and can be found at
> www.tiresias.org/guidelines/accessible_tourism/
>
> The website has been modified to make it easier to navigate with
> features such as "breadcrumbs". What else would make it easier for you
> to use?
>
> Regards,
>
> Dr John Gill OBE FIET
> Chief Scientist
>
> Scientific Research Unit
> RNIB
> 105 Judd Street
> London
> WC1H 9NE
>
> Tel +44 20 7391 2244
>
> Web: www.tiresias.org 
>
>
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