[Foundation-l] Wikipedia logo uses non-free font

[Dan Rosenthal]

I very much remember reading some place (I think it was on the logo  
creation guide for chapters page) that there was a free font that is  
extremely similar.

-Dan
On May 31, 2008, at 6:15 AM, Mark Williamson wrote:

> Certainly - I never claimed we didn't own copyright to the image. That
> doesn't mean the font is free, though, and as I understand it, even in
> official WMF dealings there is a strong preference for free software
> usage for all purposes.
>
> Mark
>
> On 31/05/2008, Kalan <kalan.001 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2008/5/31, Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com>:
>>> The
>>> vast majority (that is, those created by Nohat or myself) use  
>>> Hoefler.
>>> This is not a free font.
>>
>> The wording from [1] applies there, doesn't it?
>>
>> — Kalan
>>
>> [1] http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:PD-font
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