All Google Fonts are open-source.
Re:Pelican static site generator 4.5
by oneeyedpigeon on Friday October 02, 2020 @10:04AM
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That's ... interesting. I must admit, I think somewhere in the back of my mind I knew that, but I'm so used to font services requiring to be used remotely, I hadn't even really considered that. So there's absolutely no breach of any kind of law or terms if you host them locally? That could be a game-changer, thanks!
So there's absolutely no breach of any kind of law or terms if you host them locally?
Open source doesn't necessarily mean free to use for whatever you want. Which licence a font on Google Fonts uses varies - common ones are Apache and Open Font Licence, but you should check the licence file in any font pack you download.
Re:Pelican static site generator 4.5
by ficklepickle on Friday October 02, 2020 @11:38AM
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You can 'npm install' any of the google fonts, there are a variety of options like webpack plugins. The only thing you miss out on is apparently they serve slightly different variants to different OS/device types if you use google directly.
Personally, I avoid third-party requests. CDNs are so HTTP1.1.
Only if you have a licence for it — font licences are typically prohibitively expensive for individuals' use.