Talk:PT Fonts
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It should be noted, that if this font is used online on western-only websites, that webmasters should strip down all unused cyrillic letters from the font set to reduce font file size and corresponding insane bandwidth steal. It is totally pointless to let all users download a 3x times bigger font than necessary. 09:01, 2 January 2011 (UTC)~
- This page is for discussing the content of the article, not for discussing the subject itself. --Emphrase 18:29, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
Name[edit]
I have to admit I can't find a single unambiguous name for this family as a whole in English! They seem mostly to just be called PT Sans and PT Serif by their creators-with PT meaning Public Type not ParaType as you might imagine. ParaType calls them 'Public Fonts for Minority Languages of Russia' which is a bit much for an article title. I've decided PT Fonts is the right title for this article, but it's not strictly what anyone who created them calls them-if you'd prefer a different title give reasons. Blythwood (talk) 09:35, 9 October 2014 (UTC)
- Russian Wikipedia says that the name PT is also named after "Peter", presumably Peter the Great. --Emphrase 18:29, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
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Just confused the PT font was Free Between Paid[edit]
I just Just confused the font was Free Between Paid/Proprietary/Commercial, Why Google Fonts Provide PT Fonts For free, But ParaType Website itself is paid. So, what one is correct? Officially Free or Paid/Proprietary/Commercial?
However, What the PT Fonts official license is? Officially SIL OFL Or ParaType Fonts License? Rio Xeliem (talk) 13:00, 29 October 2022 (UTC)
- The basic styles are free and open-source, but ParaType did some extra styles that they sell, and so these are under a commercial licence like other paid-for fonts. Given that the company's director is an enthusiastic supporter of Putin's invasion of Ukraine, nobody should buy them. The styles bundled with my Mac are under the PT open-source licence, which can be viewed here. They may have released them under other licences in the past.
- It's quite common for companies whose main business is selling fonts to be commissioned occasionally to design fonts which are released for free. Bold Monday's IBM Plex, Commercial Type's Roboto Serif and Overpass are examples. Blythwood (talk) 20:22, 29 October 2022 (UTC)