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afavour on June 17, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Quake 1 potential original font

I don’t agree with the assertion made in the article but if they did use a font without securing permission I somehow doubt Shor would want to admit that, so sometimes you do need something other than a first party source.

phkahler on June 17, 2024 [–]

>> ...but if they did use a font without securing permission...

IANAL but I believe you can trace even a commercial font and use it. Making a bitmap font from print and using it in a game should be fine.

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