[texhax] Using TrueType fonts in LaTeX
Reinhard Kotucha
reinhard.kotucha at web.de
Tue May 12 00:32:49 CEST 2009
On 11 May 2009 Yannis Haralambous wrote:
> > I was under the impression that the license of the MS core fonts
> > prohibited their translation to other formats.
>
>
> Technically speaking, going from TrueType to Type 42 is not really a
> conversion but rather an encapsulation...
>
> But maybe M$ lawyers do not agree with that assertion.
Most font vendors disallow you to change their fonts. But they all
are happy if you put a subset rather than the whole font into the
documents you distribute. No idea what they really want. :)
Regards,
Reinhard
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