Re: is it kosher to ask for free fonts here?

* Dick Margulis wrote:
>
> Troy Piggins wrote:
>
>> Not sure if this is a no-no, but I am trying to get garamond lit
>> condensed bold font for free, of course ;-)
>>
>> I google'd free fonts for it, but always seem to end up somewhere
>> where they want you to pay for it. The font seems to be done by
>> ITC(?) but are there other equivalents?
>>
>> Any advice or pointers in the right direction appreciated.
>
> You can ask for free fonts, but if you want your request to be Kosher
> you'll need to ask in the alt.jewish hierarchy ;-)

touche

> The reason companies want money for fonts is that they have to pay
> their bills and that's hard to do without income. I'm sure you can
> understand that. Actually I'm not sure that you can understand that,
> because you probably wouldn't have asked if that were the case.

I do understand - but I come from a linux/gnu/open source background
where people and companies freely exchange ideas/apps etc. That was why
I asked. (Yes I am aware that not all linux apps are free also).

> Nonetheless, some people do occasionally post fonts for free (some
> would claim they do so legally; others freely admit they do so
> illegally; others are rather ambiguous about their beliefs) in
> alt.binaries.fonts. I suspect that if you asked politely there
> someone might come through for you. Failing that, go back to one of
> the sites you googled and fork over a few bucks to help support the
> font creation industry.

Ok, thanks for the pointers. I have been a usenet user for, I dunno, 7
years or something - I have never been to a binaries group :-) First
time for everything maybe?

I don't mind "forking over a few bucks" for applications I use all the
time - Windows, Office, AutoCAD, games etc - but over AU$200 for a font
that I want to use for a one-off logo replication? I think the logo
might need to change to a standard font ;-)

Peace and thanks for the tips.
--
Troy Piggins
(playing with disposable email addresses
and message IDs to minimise spam)
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