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FreeType Patents Disclaimer
August 1999
WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT APPLE OWNS SEVERAL PATENTS RELATED TO THE
RENDERING OF TRUETYPE FONTS. THIS COULD MEAN THAT THE FREE USE OF
FREETYPE MIGHT BE ILLEGAL IN THE USA, JAPAN, AND POSSIBLY OTHER
COUNTRIES, BE IT IN COMMERCIAL OR OPEN SOURCE PRODUCTS.
FOR MORE DETAILS, WE STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO GO TO THE FREETYPE
PATENTS PAGE AT THE FOLLOWING WEB ADDRESS:
http://www.freetype.org/patents.html
WE WILL NOT PLACE INFORMATION IN THIS FILE AS THE SITUATION IS STILL
UNDETERMINED FOR NOW. AT THE TIME THESE LINES ARE WRITTEN, WE HAVE
CONTACTED APPLE'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND ARE STILL WAITING FOR THEIR
ANSWER ON THE SUBJECT.
PLEASE READ THE `INSTALL' FILE TO SEE HOW TO DISABLE THE ENGINE'S
BYTECODE INTERPRETER IN ORDER TO BUILD A PATENT-FREE ENGINE, AT THE
COST OF RENDERING QUALITY.
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