[Addendum:The fonts distributed with Mozilla are from the FREE font pack]


Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 15:32:57 GMT+03:00
From: "Basil K. Malyshev" <malyshev@mx.ihep.su>
To: rbs@maths.uq.edu.au
Message-ID: <009F158E.A9FAB5B7.2@mx.ihep.su>
Subject: RE: BaKoMa Fonts
Status: RO
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Hello Roger B. Sidje <rbs@maths.uq.edu.au>

It is important that `BaKoMa Fonts Collection' is general name
for a several font packs (distributions) with different quality 
and different licenses. In details see: 
   <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/dst/fonts.html>

There are FREE font packs, such as:
   CTAN:fonts/cm/ps-type1/bakoma
   CTAN:fonts/cyrillic/cmcyr
   Fonts from these font packs may be redistributed without
   any limitations.

There are SHAREWARE font packs, such as distributed together
with BaKoMa TeX: CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma
   Redistribution of these fonts is available only together 
   with BaKoMa TeX. It is obvious from SHAREWARE LICENSE.
   
There are COMMERCIAL Font Packs (EC/TC and LH fonts in Type 1 fotn format)
   See: <ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/systems/win32/bakoma/dst/prices.html>
   Redistribution of these fonts isn't available in any way.
   
In details about your message:

> I am an independent author working toward adding support for MathML in 
> Mozilla (the source code that Netscape released in the public domain).
> In order to achieve good rendering, we need appropriate math fonts
> such as those in the BaKoMa Font Collection that you developed.
> 
> I have extracted two of these fonts (CMSY10 and CMEX10) and re-distributed
> them via the mozilla.org website: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/mathml/fonts/
> 
> However, the maintainers of the mozilla.org website have since told me
> that although mozilla.org freely re-distributes its source code, it is
> yet to be officially registered as a non-commercial organization. Hence,
> they have asked me to contact you for confirmation that you do not disapprove
> the re-distribution of the fonts on their website. I would greatly
> appreciate your answer on this point.

So, redistribution of fonts from FREE font packs is available.
Such redistribution of fonts from other font packs not available.

> Also, the first MathML conference is going to be held from Oct 20-21 2000
> (http://www.mathmlconference.org), and to this end, we intend to prepare
> a CD that will contain some useful items for MathML purposes, including
> a Mozilla- and/or Netscape-beta with preliminary MathML support. We were 
> thinking of packaging the BoKoMa fonts there too, and so we have this other
> issue with the license. If you are agreeable that we redistribute the
> fonts (older and/or recent versions) in the CDs that will be handed to 
> participants, please let us know via a statement that could be included
> in the CDs.

This situation is almost the same.
You may redistribute FREE font packs without any limitations.

About recent version. Recent version of fonts is available only 
with BaKoMa TeX. These fonts are covered by SHAREWARE license.
Please read license for BaKoMa TeX (CTAN:systems/win32/bakoma/dst/license.html)

It clearly permites redistribution of `BaKoMa TeX' on non-profitable CDs.
Situations with profitable CD's isn't obvious.
However, I always permite redistribution of BaKoMa TeX on any CDs.

Bye.
Basil K. Malyshev
9-Oct-2000