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by Will Parker — May 27
There are huge problems involved in the process of delivering a set of fonts that can be used on the Web. Aside from the 'simple' logistics of getting the fonts distributed to at least a couple million people in a manner that will ensure that the fonts actually get installed, there's the challenge of getting one or more font foundries to release their fonts for all uses for anyone who wants them. Both of the above tend to be expensive enough, but then you have to do extensive cross-platform testing to make sure that the fonts will act properly on at least Mac and Windows. The fonts have to be usable for both display and printing on a huge range of printers and operating system versions. (Believe me - I used to be the lead font tester for Mac Office.)

The 'simplest' method would be to get Adobe to release a batch of their (freakin' excellent!) OpenType fonts for use as Web fonts.

I wonder if I can get my buddies at Adobe to accept PayPal donations. };->
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