Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!rutgers!ucla-cs!zen!ucbvax!cbosgd!osu-eddie!bgsuvax!edwards From: edwards@bgsuvax.UUCP (Bruce Edwards) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Adobe font license agreement Message-ID: <1252@bgsuvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 10-Aug-87 20:32:04 EDT Article-I.D.: bgsuvax.1252 Posted: Mon Aug 10 20:32:04 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 13-Aug-87 00:47:59 EDT References: <402@aucs.UUCP> <20009@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh. Lines: 64 Summary: More on ADOBE font license..."that's just the way it is..." In article <20009@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, korn@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Peter "Arrgh" Korn) writes: > In <402@aucs.UUCP>, paul@aucs.UUCP (Paul Steele) said: > > >...[discusses the Adobe 'one printer' font liscense, and asks "is this true?"] > > I agree completely with Chuq on this one--it's one of the nastiest copy > protections out there, impossible (so far as I've found) to defeat, and > just generally downright obnoxious. > > If you do need a font made my Adobe, there is something of a work-around. > You can purchase a 'multiple-printer' copy of the font, for 3x the amount > of the 'single-printer' copy. > > Meanwhile, there are always the Cassady laser fonts (not quite as clean, > but much less expensive, and not copy-protected in any way). > > Peter > -- > Peter "Arrgh" Korn > korn@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU > {decvax,dual,hplabs,sdcsvax,ulysses}!ucbvax!korn Agreed that the font license problem with ADOBE fonts is a major hassle, but converting the Merc font library to PostScript is a awesome task which required a great deal of artistic, and creative input (translate not easily automated and extremely time consuming). Without the guarantee of a return on that investment there would simply not be as many fonts to chose from and not nearly the quality. Quality in this case is not something as easy to appreciate at 300 dpi as it is at 2540 dpi. Just so you know I'm not being insensitive to the pain of the situation, we have a RIP (Raster Image Processor) tied to Linotype L300 imagesetter. Because of board problems and imcompetent or lets be kind poorly prepared service personel, we have had to have the RedStone board replaced in the RIP 13 times...that's right, 13 times. RIP began to mean "Rest in Peace" around here! In fact the artists made a small grave yard mural above the machine in which they would paste little tombstones with the board replacement date inscribed whenever the Lino- tron serviceman came with our next board. In each case ADOBE replaced our fonts including the backup disks which you are intitled to if you send the card in which comes with the master set. We have over 30 ADOBE fonts! Let's see that's 30 X 13 X 2 =..... an extremely tiring process. Each set must be reinit'ed and installed on the RIP harddisk. One would think that you could transfer the ID PROM to the next board, but far be it from me to meddle (its under a service contract ...better they screw it up). Anyway...that's just the way it is. I went out to ADOBE last year to take their PostScript driver classes and ask the same questions that your asking. After seeing the font design studio and watching the labor that goes into a single character the stiff copy protection is understanding....not pleasant...but understandable. The Sonata font which was mentioned in another article is a unique, significant, and beautiful font which ought to be protected (if you're listening Cleo...nice work). Anyway, nuff said. 'These are only the shadowlands.' C.S. Lewis ----------------------------------------------------------------- CSNET: edwards@bgsu ARPANET: edwards%bgsu@csnet-relay UUCP: cbosgd!osu-eddie!bgsuvax!edwards ---------------------------------------------- US Mail: Ken Jenkins c/o Century Marketing Corp. 12836 S. Dixie Hwy. Bowling Green, OH. 43402 (800) 537-9429 or (419) 354-2591 ----------------------------------------------