Web Standard Fonts
An article at jeffcroft.com, written in response to another article at whatdoiknow.org, asks the question “how might we encourage the adoption of a greater variety of web fonts?”
A quality set of web-ready Free (as in freedom AND beer) fonts seems like what is really needed here; distribution can happen later (more on this below). Granted, I know next to nothing about font design, but I know there are many talented people out there who believe in doing things for the good of the public domain. If someone could organize a project to create a set of high-quality, web ready fonts (for all platforms) that could freely be distributed, I think the distribution could be managed.
Why do I say that? Look at the Web Standards Project – A project to increase public awareness of the need to upgrade older browsers, and to get browser manufacturers to write standards-compliant browsers. It took time, but it accomplished its goal. The same thing could be done for Web Standard Fonts. At the same time, get try to get browser manufacturers to include the fonts. With the growing popularity of Firebird, this could cover alot of desktops. Additionally, as others have mentioned, free fonts are perfect for auto-download of fonts. I’d guess this technology still exists in browsers (like IE) it was designed for.
Better fonts for all is a great idea… I hope it will continue to generate some steam.
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