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Re: Show HN: Berkeley Mono Typeface

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Post by zitterbewegung »

bobbylarrybobby wrote: post #29
zitterbewegung wrote: post #25

I like the typeface but I think it would be helpful to have a way for someone to copy and paste their code as a preview but I think that if you allowed that then others could download your font for free. You might want to mention that it costs $75 above the fold and I would think that you would want also to center the column of the site itself (these are nitpicks though).

One option to allow users to preview the font while not letting them download it for free is to have them submit their code sample, render an image of it on the server, then send that back to the user. Not as nice as rendering the font in browser, of course, but it works.

I was thinking that but others also mentioned to have a trial mode font that didn’t have a complete character set also. Rendering a picture might become costly.

Re: Show HN: Berkeley Mono Typeface

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Post by kevbin »

Finnucane wrote: post #32
humanistbot wrote: post #27

> Berkeley Mono wears a UNIX T-shirt and aspires to be etched on control panels in black synthetic lacquer. It is Adrian Frutiger visits Bell Labs. It is Gene Kranz's command. It operates with calibrated precision and has a datasheet. It costs $75 for an individual license, not really in the spirit of UNIX

Really? In Ye Olde Dayes, there was some pretty pricey Unix software.

I remember the days of $800/cpu for a System V R2 license with no outline fonts :)

Re: Show HN: Berkeley Mono Typeface

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Post by abeyer »

The licensing is unclear/vague/contradictory... I'm totally confused what the 'developer' license actually means when it says you can use it for "personal use in professional context, but not commercial." And how is a subscription for a print product handled? Do I have to burn my printed materials if I don't renew a subscription?

Font vendors seem to _love_ coming up with weird snowflake licensing schemes rather than trying to stick with something well understood.

Re: Show HN: Berkeley Mono Typeface

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Post by kiddico »

bobbylarrybobby wrote: post #29
zitterbewegung wrote: post #25

I like the typeface but I think it would be helpful to have a way for someone to copy and paste their code as a preview but I think that if you allowed that then others could download your font for free. You might want to mention that it costs $75 above the fold and I would think that you would want also to center the column of the site itself (these are nitpicks though).

One option to allow users to preview the font while not letting them download it for free is to have them submit their code sample, render an image of it on the server, then send that back to the user. Not as nice as rendering the font in browser, of course, but it works.

I've seen projects posted here that render your code as a screenshot for posting online or something. (??) That always seemed silly to me.

This is would be the perfect application of it.

Re: Show HN: Berkeley Mono Typeface

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Post by farleykr »

jameshe wrote: post #34
humanistbot wrote: post #27

> Berkeley Mono wears a UNIX T-shirt and aspires to be etched on control panels in black synthetic lacquer. It is Adrian Frutiger visits Bell Labs. It is Gene Kranz's command. It operates with calibrated precision and has a datasheet. It costs $75 for an individual license, not really in the spirit of UNIX

Yeah, every time a typeface is shared on here it is met with some opposition since most cost money for individuals/personal use. I understand it's hard to take the time to design a nice typeface and that the creators should be compensated for their work, but sadly it means fonts like these are practically limited to commercial use. I wonder if there's a better way to turn a profit on typefaces - there's been a handfu…

You might be interested in futurefonts.xyz. Kind of like Kickstarter for fonts. You pay for typefaces in development. Price goes up as more features and components get added but you get everything that’s included when you buy it and then everything that’s added afterward for no additional cost.

Re: Show HN: Berkeley Mono Typeface

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Post by hurricanesugar »

minimaxir wrote: post #3

At a risk of sounding like a font snob, what's the difference between this and Roboto?

A font snob wouldn’t ask this question :)

But I’m glad you asked. Learn about how font characters are structured[0]. Then zoom in, inspect and compare the details of a few characters from both fonts. This will help you understand how they’re different.

[0] https://www.fonts.com/content/learning/fontology/level-1/typ...

Re: Show HN: Berkeley Mono Typeface

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Post by filmgirlcw »

humanistbot wrote: post #27

> Berkeley Mono wears a UNIX T-shirt and aspires to be etched on control panels in black synthetic lacquer. It is Adrian Frutiger visits Bell Labs. It is Gene Kranz's command. It operates with calibrated precision and has a datasheet. It costs $75 for an individual license, not really in the spirit of UNIX

> It costs $75 for an individual license, not really in the spirit of UNIX

Eh, I think it’s a fair price, a. And b, pretty apt when you consider most Unixes were priced per core. BSD/OS itself was $1000 back in the day, according to my research, which was cheaper than System V, but obviously still expensive.

Linux was created for a reason.

And here I’ll refrain from making a snarky remark about how someone should make a similar font that is lower quality but will be way more popular.

Re: Show HN: Berkeley Mono Typeface

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Post by seanhunter »

seanhunter wrote: post #48

This looks great. It reminds me very much of the old vt100 font except that obviously without visible pixelation and gaps. Nice job.

Oh my word just installed these- They look absolutely dope. If anything it looks better in my actual terminal than on the website. very happy to pay for such great design.

Also the checkout flow on the website was super-slick. Nice job all round.

Re: Show HN: Berkeley Mono Typeface

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Post by canaus »

arendtio wrote: post #16
_jordan wrote: post #10

side note: what an absolutely beautiful website. clear and fast. I love it.

Yes, but why make it left aligned? I like the limited width and left aligned text is also good, but IMHO the content as a whole should be in the center of the web page.

Why should the content be in the center of the webpage?
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