[jira] [Commented] (PDFBOX-3618) Helvetica in PDF/A - warn in PDType1Font.java about licensing issues

["Ralf Hauser (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Ralf Hauser commented on PDFBOX-3618:
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http://www.1001fonts.com/nimbus-sans-l-font.html#license  

> Helvetica in PDF/A - warn in PDType1Font.java about licensing issues
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>
>                 Key: PDFBOX-3618
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX-3618
>             Project: PDFBox
>          Issue Type: Bug
>    Affects Versions: 2.0.3
>            Reporter: Ralf Hauser
>
> PDType1Font.java has a predefined list of fonts like Times-Roman, Helvetica, Courier, Symbol and ZapfDingbats.
> When creating a pdf/A, the font is embedded and not taken from the reader's operating system.
> As per https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetica_(Schriftart) , this may lead to a licensing issue.
> Suggestions:
> 1) Use a free font such as 
> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbus_Sans_L instead
> 2) at least warn in JavaDoc about the issue
> Or is it an non-issue?



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