117-119 Portland Street
Manchester, England M1 6ED

On Tuesday 16th of September, Dave Crossland will be talking about software freedom in the typography world.

In the talk entitled ‘Free as in profit (fonts and software freedom)’, Dave will discuss the importance of fonts within free software. Speaking about how fonts count as free software and how to contribute to existing free fonts, as well as how to make your own. The talk will cover many important issues within free software, including trademarks, patents and copyright.

The meeting will take place at 19:00 in the Manchester Digital Development Agency on Portland Street. More about the meetings and venue can be found on our meetings page.

Official Website: http://manchester.fsuk.org/blog/2008/09/07/dave-crossland-free-as-in-profit-fonts-and-software-freedom-16th-september/

Added by sward on July 16, 2008