[smufl-discuss] Re: Bravura font sources

[uliska]

Am Freitag, den 10.01.2014, 19:14 +1030 schrieb Andrew Moschou:
> Hello,
>
> I'd recommend not to redistribute Bravura with your package, if it would be
> unmodified (as it should be if the package is aimed towards XeLaTeX or
> LuaTeX users because these engines have full Unicode support).

Yes, the package is only workign with XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX, as it uses
fontspec to access glyphs from the font(s) (currently there is one font,
Bravura would be the second.
And no, I do not intend to modify it.
But I strongly prefer distributing it along with my package because the
package would have to rely on the right version to be present. At least
as long as SMuFL is still evolving.

> And then
> speak to CTAN about including the font separately. It will then be up to
> TeX Live and MikTeX to package them as they please according to their own
> procedures (and they certainly will for a SIL OFL font used in a LaTeX
> package).

Well, see my previous comment.

>
> I wouldn't expect sources more primitive than the OTF binary to be
> necessary anyway, but CTAN will let you know for sure.

they are not _necessary_ but encouraged. At least for inclusion in
TeXLive etc., which has stricter opinions about that.
When I first released the package I discussed the font source issue for
the enclosed Emmentaler font from LilyPond. The anser was along the
lines: "If you can we suggest enclosing the font sources so anybody has
the chance to exactly recreate the binary files."
In that case it was easy because the font sources reside in the original
LilyPond Git repository. And that way I could enclose the sources
checked out from exactly the commit the OpenType fonts were built from.

So the bottom line is:
If there aren't "source files" available for Bravura it's OK, but if I
can I should include them in the package.

Urs

>
> Andrew
>
>
> On Friday, 10 January 2014, Urs Liska wrote:
>
> > Hello list,
> >
> > The SIL Open Font License allows anybody to embed and/or modify fonts such
> > as Bravura.
> >
> > Are there any sources available for Bravura that could be used for that
> > purpose or included in a redistribution package? Or is the only way to open
> > the .otf file in a font designer program?
> >
> > I plan to extend an existing LaTeX package (http://ctan.org/pkg/lilyglyphs)
> > with SMuFL support and will have to include Bravura.otf in the package.
> > However, when including such fonts in the Free LaTeX distributions it is
> > preferable to also include sources for any binary files - or at least
> > provide a reference to where the sources can be obtained
> >
> > Thanks for any clarification.
> > --
> > Urs Liska
> > www.openlilylib.org
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