{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nclm/susan/issues/1","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nclm/susan/issues/1/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nclm/susan/issues/1/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/nclm/susan/issues/1/events","html_url":"https://github.com/nclm/susan/issues/1","id":72900595,"number":1,"title":"Remove RFN","user":{"login":"davelab6","id":261579,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/261579?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/davelab6","html_url":"https://github.com/davelab6","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/davelab6/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/davelab6/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/davelab6/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/davelab6/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/davelab6/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/davelab6/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/davelab6/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/davelab6/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/davelab6/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2015-05-04T02:18:36Z","updated_at":"2015-05-04T02:18:36Z","closed_at":null,"body":"I suggest to remove the RFN from https://github.com/nclm/susan/blob/master/COPYRIGHT.txt#L1\r\n\r\nA reserved font name isn't a good idea for 2 reasons.\r\n\r\n1. It makes the process of collaboration via github cumbersome; if a member\r\nof the general public clicks the 'fork' button up top right, they must\r\neither seek permission from you before-hand to use the RFN, or to\r\nimmediately change the font name in the files as part of their first\r\nmodification, and then you'll have to change it back.\r\n\r\n2. Many websites who self host the font files will modify them, doing\r\nsubsetting and format conversion, which are both explicitly defined in the\r\nOFL as kinds of modification subject to the RFN restriction. SIL have been\r\nwilling to offer their view that the most popular web font formats are not\r\nformat conversions subject to the RFN restriction, but popular web font\r\nbundling service Font Squirrel includes the less popular formats too, which\r\ndo. And subsetting remains. So, changing the name or contacting you are\r\nboth administrative burdens for these downstream users, and if they do\r\ncontact you, for you; and many people won't think carefully about this and\r\nwill just do so without asking, which formally terminates their license.\r\nPutting them in that position is not a good situation.\r\n\r\nSo not having any RFNs is my first preference. I look forward to hearing\r\nyour view :)"}}