Low-Vision Fonts GPL'd--Can we consider for F-9?

[Janina Sajka]

This is a heads up and RFE. PerhapsGnome is the appropriate path to
introduce this specialized font--but perhaps F-9 might simply want to
take it up directly?

Fedora has actually been a good Linux choice for low-vision users. Blue
Curve provided good readibility and contrast. However, the font referred
to below takes support of people with impaired vision considerably
further, so it's great to see this major blindness agency releasing
their work under GPL.

ere's the forwarded message ..

Peter Korn writes:
>  Hi gang,
>  
>  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 
>  GNOME (or at least link to them so that UNIX distros that include GNOME 
>  might become aware of and potentially include this font).
>  
>  
>  Regards,
>  
>  Peter Korn
>  Accessibility Architect,
>  Sun Microsystems, Inc. 
>  From: "Carter, Katherine"
> <Katherine.Carter(a)rnib.org.uk&gt;
>  
>  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
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>  
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>  
>  Web: www.tiresias.org 
>  
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[Tom Callaway]

On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 13:02 -0500, Janina Sajka wrote:
>  This is a heads up and RFE. PerhapsGnome is the appropriate path to
>  introduce this specialized font--but perhaps F-9 might simply want to
>  take it up directly? 
Sure, why not? If gnome picks it up, we can always have it obsolete
this.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=399881

~spot

[Nicolas Mailhot]

Please CC the fonts list on fonts stuff

Le lundi 26 novembre 2007 à 13:55 -0500, Tom "spot" Callaway a écrit :
>  On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 13:02 -0500, Janina Sajka wrote:
>  > This is a heads up and RFE. PerhapsGnome is the appropriate path to
>  > introduce this specialized font--but perhaps F-9 might simply want to
>  > take it up directly?
>  
>  Sure, why not? If gnome picks it up, we can always have it obsolete
>  this.
>  
>  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=399881 
Some quick comments (I'm knee-deep in my own packaging right now)
– upstream forgot the font embedding GPL exception. Not a blocker but
users will complain
– I'm not too fond of multisource spec files, separate packages are
usually more flexible and easier to maintain

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Mailhot