For Approval: IPA Font License v1.0

[Michael Tiemann]

I was able to see both documents.  I am reviewing now.

On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 7:46 AM, <yuko.noguchi at mhmjapan.com> wrote:

>  Dear all,
>
> The link I have sent below appears to be broken.
>
> Please use the ones below.
>
> http://ipafont.ipa.go.jp/enduser_license_draft090304.html
> (clean revised draft of the IPA Font License v1.0)
>
> http://ipafont.ipa.go.jp/enduser_license_draft090304.pdf
> (redline version from the last draft in PDF to check the revision)
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Yuko
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: yuko.noguchi at mhmjapan.com [mailto:yuko.noguchi at mhmjapan.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 6:51 PM
> > To: license-review at opensource.org
> > Subject: RE: For Approval: IPA Font License v1.0
> >
> > Dear OSI members:
> >
> > After an intensive discussion with IPA, we are pleased to inform you
> > that
> > we have revised the draft license in a significant way.
> >
> > The full text of the revised draft license can be found at
> > the following
> > URL:
> >
> > http://ipafont.ipa.go.jp/enduser_license_draft090304.html
> > (clean revised draft of the IPA Font License v1.0)
> >
> > http://ipafont.ipa.go.jp/enduser_license_draft090304.pdf
> > (redline version from the last draft in PDF to check the revision)
> >
> > The following is the main change we have made in this draft.
> >
> > 1)  IPA agrees that the difference file system adds complication.
> > Therefore, IPA decides to drop all the requirements regarding the
> > difference file, and thus, also deleted the definition of the
> > difference
> > file.
> > -  Article 1 paragraph 8 --> Deleted,
> > -  Article 2 paragraph 6 --> revised,
> > -  Article 3 paragraph 1 --> revised.
> >
> > 2)  given the discussion about the source code / binary code etc,
> > we have asked to make available the font file as well as any
> > additional
> > file created by the font developing program in the course of creating
> > the Derived Program that can be used for further modification of the
> > Derived Program, if any (See Article 3 Paragraph 1 (1)).
> >
> > 3) Made the language in Article 2 paragraph 4 more clear to show that
> > usage and distribution of SVG document file (such as PDF) that embeds
> > Licensed Program as Embedded Fonts is not subject to this Agreement:
> > however, if someone creates Derived Program by extracting
> > such Embedded
> > Fonts, the Agreement shall apply.
> >
> > Hope you find these amendments to be an improvement to the draft
> > license, and hope you find this license comply with the OSD.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Yuko Noguchi
> >
>