From 5cd8559cdceb54db5ff380043c2316b80ed6753a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rob Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2022 04:37:21 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] added a quick note about font licensing, bundling, and redistribution --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 532c17b..6fca46d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ Your bundle will go through a QA process and, if accepted, will go live in Nice You can not submit bundle builds without developer credentials. Visit [link](tbd) to apply for a developer account and submit games to Nice Arcade. +### Font Licensing + +It is possible to include and bundle custom fonts with your game or application. This sample application does exactly that. And, it is using permissive fonts to show you how to do it. This does not, however, mean you can just bundle any font you want. When it comes to licensing for use and redistribution, not all fonts are the same. + +Please make sure you have the rights to bundle and distribute any font(s) you include with your game or application. Not all fonts are able to be redistributed with an application, and some fonts apply special rules for using them on the Web. Your game/app will be deployed as a desktop application and also to the Web. Please make sure you have the rights required to distribute all fonts used in your app as a desktop application and also on the Web. + +There are fonts that require a license fee to be paid for these redistribution rights. Some of these fees can be enormous. You are responsible for providing those rights along with your application, which involves paying a fee to the font creator. + ## Game View Everything begins with the game view. This is implemented using [Pug](https://pugjs.org/), a templating and scripting language for generating HTML (and other) output. You are defining a view partial, not the whole page. Your view must implement the `game-view` block.