From 37da2899f40661e3e9631e497da8dc59b971cbd0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Charles.Forsyth" Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:07:39 +0000 Subject: 20060303a --- libfreetype/NOTICE/PATENTS | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+) create mode 100755 libfreetype/NOTICE/PATENTS (limited to 'libfreetype/NOTICE/PATENTS') diff --git a/libfreetype/NOTICE/PATENTS b/libfreetype/NOTICE/PATENTS new file mode 100755 index 00000000..01ede452 --- /dev/null +++ b/libfreetype/NOTICE/PATENTS @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ + + FreeType Patents Disclaimer + August 1999 + + + +WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT APPLE OWNS SEVERAL PATENTS RELATED TO THE +RENDERING OF TRUETYPE FONTS. THIS COULD MEAN THAT THE FREE USE OF +FREETYPE MIGHT BE ILLEGAL IN THE USA, JAPAN, AND POSSIBLY OTHER +COUNTRIES, BE IT IN COMMERCIAL OR OPEN SOURCE PRODUCTS. + +FOR MORE DETAILS, WE STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO GO TO THE FREETYPE +PATENTS PAGE AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS: + + http://www.freetype.org/patents.htm + +WE WILL NOT PLACE INFORMATION IN THIS FILE AS THE SITUATION IS STILL +UNDETERMINED FOR NOW. AT THE TIME THESE LINES ARE WRITTEN, WE HAVE +CONTACTED APPLE'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND ARE STILL WAITING FOR THEIR +ANSWER ON THE SUBJECT. + +PLEASE READ THE `INSTALL' FILE TO SEE HOW TO DISABLE THE ENGINE'S +BYTECODE INTERPRETER IN ORDER TO BUILD A PATENT-FREE ENGINE, AT THE +COST OF RENDERING QUALITY. + + +--- end of PATENTS --- -- cgit v1.2.3