can Libertine fonts be embedded in non-gpl application?

[Brandon Casey]

On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 4:57 PM, Pablo Martin-Gomez <
pablo.martin-gomez at laposte.net> wrote:

> Le Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:47:53 -0500,
> Brandon Casey <drafnel at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
> > I am interested in embedding the Libertine font within an application
> > at work, so that this application can produce documents using the
> > Libertine font.  The target systems will not have the Libertine fonts
> > installed.  I know I can distribute the font files along side the
> > application, but it would be nice if that was not necessary.  The
> > Libertine fonts are licensed as GPL with a font embedding exception.
> > The wording of the exception talks about embedding the fonts in a
> > "document".  Would embedding the font within the application
> > (non-gpl) fall under the category of "document", or would the
> > compiled binary now fall under the terms of the GPL (which my
> > employer is not interested in)?
> >
> > Any help or pointers to the appropriate source (possibly at Redhat) to
> > contact is appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -brandon
>
> If I don't misunderstood you, you don't plan to distribute your
> software, just to deploy it at your work. IANAL but it's as if you
> modify a GPL software and don't distribute the modified software, the
> new binary is not under GPL, so with the "GPL contagion" it should be
> the same : if you don't distribute the software, no contagion.
>
> No, we will be distributing the software to external organizations, though
not necessarily for a fee (I know fee or not, doesn't really matter).  By
saying "an application at work", I just meant that it is not my personal
project that I have 100% control over, but I can see how that could have
been confusing.

Thanks,
-brandon
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