Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Font Embedding in ODF (was RE: ANN: ODF 1.2 Candidate OASIS Standard Enters 60-Day Public Review)

Hi Pedro and Charles et al

Le 2011-06-26 17:21, plino a écrit :
> Charles-H. Schulz wrote:
> > But let me ask it
> > again: why should it not be the right file format for LibreOffice?
> > Fonts embedding cannot be the only one feature that will help us break
> > the dominant vendor's monopoly, can it?
> Because any document that allows the use of different fonts and relies on
> them to be displayed as expected needs to have the ability to embed fonts.
> No, ODF already has the most important feature: vendor independence. But if
> the dominant vendor includes a feature and it is critical for some type of
> documents, not including it is a handicap. And it can become a serious
> barrier for wide adoption.
>
> Regarding your demonstration Cases: Case A is a non-issue. If users decide
> to ignore instructions and use it incorrectly is it the OASIS or TDFs fault?
> Should microwave manufacturers not sell microwaves because someone in the
> future might have the brilliant idea of drying their cat in it?

If the ODF were to embed fonts, then there would also be documentation 
re: use/abuse of embedded fonts which would be publicly available. 
LibreOffice should already be advocating fonts that do not have any 
licensing restrictions -- maybe we should consider adding a blurb on 
this on our website as an advocacy item regarding font usage. Having 
said all this, I also agree, if the user just ignores these 
recommendations and warnings, then I am sure that the OASIS group would 
not be held liable.

> Case B: if in a given device fonts are not displayed properly (the software
> should warn about that) then ODF is still doing it's most important job i.e.
> making sure the contents are displayed in a readable way.

If the text editor cannot render the file correctly then the LibreOffice 
reader should be used. This is exactly a good example where a 
LibreOffice reader would be used.

Cheers

Marc

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