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SIL Open Font License
Author
SIL International
Latest version
1.1
Published
February 2007; 17 years ago (2007-02)
Debian FSG compatible
Yes[1]
FSF approved
Yes[2]
OSI approved
Yes[3]
Copyleft
Yes[2]
Website
openfontlicense.org
The SIL Open Font License (or OFL in short) is one of the major open font licenses, which allows embedding, or "bundling",[4] of the font in commercially sold products.[5]
OFL is a free and open source license.[6][7]
It was created by SIL International, the organization behind Ethnologue.
^The DFSG and Software Licenses
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^Spalinger, Nicolas; Gaultney, Victor (November 27, 2023). "Question: 1.15 What about distributing fonts with a document? Within a compressed folder structure? Is it distribution, bundling or embedding?". OFL-FAQ web version (1.1-update7). SIL International.
^Garish, Matt; Gylling, Markus (2013). Epub 3 Best Practices(PDF). O’Reilly Media, Inc. p. 139. ISBN 978-1-449-32914-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 3, 2019.
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^"Open Source License Comparison Grid" (PDF). CMU. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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