SIL Open Font License
Details of the organization
Name *
SIL International
Country *
International
Website (URL)
http://www.sil.org
Type *
Civil society entities
Information about the project
Project title *
SIL Open Font License
Description *
SIL has developed and published the "SIL Open Font License" a validated licensing framework to enable open and collaborative development, sharing and wide distribution of fonts. In many parts of the world, complex writing system needs require specialized font knowledge and skills, but resources are limited. Such a collaborative approch involving many different partners based on a community-validated FLOSS (Free/Libre and Open Source Software) licensing and methodology allows unencumbered quality writing systems components to be available to many more language communities. More than 50 fonts released under OFL are now available.
Project website
http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
Geographical coverage *
International implementation
Status *
Completed
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WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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Cultural diversity and identity, linguistic diversity and local content
Millenium Declaration Goals related to this project
Goal 1: Eradicate poverty and hunger
Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality & empower women
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Project type *
Project