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[Tlhingan-hol] free open-license Klingon {pIqaD} font?

De'vID ([email protected])



I've been requested to add {pIqaD} display to my Android app. Since
the app is open-sourced, the font needs to be released under an open
license (i.e., it's free in both the gratis and libre senses). It
should also be in TrueType (.ttf) format (but I can do the conversion
in some cases).

I would like to use something resembling the text shown here:
/tlh/pIqaD.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KLI_piqad_text_sample.GIF
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Klingon-text-sample_2.JPG

However, it seems neither to be free nor available.

There are several fonts here:
http://www.evertype.com/fonts/tlh/

These fonts were used in the Haynes BoP manual.  I don't mind them
myself, but apparently some other Klingonists dislike them due to
their not entirely resembling the font seen onscreen. However, that
difference is probably what allows them to be distributed, since the
typeface used in the TV shows and movies is presumably copyrighted.

Any recommendations? Would Klingonists be happier if I used the "pIqaD
HaSta" font or would you consider it to be spreading bad information?

Since I don't want to clutter up the list with a font discussion,
please reply here with your opinions (this is the issue tracker for my
app):
http://code.google.com/p/klingon-assistant/issues/detail?id=40

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De'vID

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