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=Problem= | =Problem= | ||
[[Image:FF_Meta_Sample.png|FF Meta Sample| | [[Image:FF_Meta_Sample.png|FF Meta Sample|180px|right]] | ||
Mozilla branding uses the [http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/fontfont/ff-meta/ FontFont] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FF_Meta Meta] font for logotype. However, FF Meta is a proprietary font with a closed license. | Mozilla branding uses the [http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/fontfont/ff-meta/ FontFont] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FF_Meta Meta] font for logotype. However, FF Meta is a proprietary font with a closed license. | ||
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A free and open font becomes especially important when it comes to extending the Mozilla brand to it's web properties through the use of css3 @font-face embedding. FF Meta cannot be included in a Mozilla project without compromising Mozilla's goal of distributing only open-licensed code (where is this goal stated? -ned). | A free and open font becomes especially important when it comes to extending the Mozilla brand to it's web properties through the use of css3 @font-face embedding. FF Meta cannot be included in a Mozilla project without compromising Mozilla's goal of distributing only open-licensed code (where is this goal stated? -ned). | ||
==This brings up a few questions:== | ===This brings up a few questions:=== | ||
# Should Meta be replaced completely in Mozilla branding, or are we just concerned about web typography? | # Should Meta be replaced completely in Mozilla branding, or are we just concerned about web typography? | ||
# Do we want and/or need to have consistant typography across mozilla products and websites? | # Do we want and/or need to have consistant typography across mozilla products and websites? | ||