Re:Quake 1 potential original font
by afavour on Monday June 17, 2024 @09:18AM
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I don’t agree with the assertion made in the article but if they did use a font without securing permission I somehow doubt Shor would want to admit that, so sometimes you do need something other than a first party source.
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>> ...but if they did use a font without securing permission...
IANAL but I believe you can trace even a commercial font and use it. Making a bitmap font from print and using it in a game should be fine.