Re: can Libertine fonts be embedded in non-gpl application?

Le Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:47:53 -0500, Brandon Casey <drafnel(a)gmail.com&gt; 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