Berkeley mono typeface
reddit / BSD

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ptkrisada · 2022-03-05 05:06

The [Berkeley mono
typeface](https://berkeleygraphics.com/typefaces/berkeley-mono) is
designed for Unix as its name. But it is proprietary and not free.

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CoolHwhipMike · 2022-03-05 05:50

Is there something particular you're looking for? Are you asking for a
similar free alternative?

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ptkrisada · 2022-03-05 05:59

No, I created my own monospaced font for coding. I am just surprised
that Berkeley font is not BSD license.

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CoolHwhipMike · 2022-03-05 06:23

Oh, okay. I wonder what is actually going on. The site has odd things
like talking about Gabe Newell and "morale boosting paper". And
whatever Berkeley Graphics is, it's apparently an LLC in Deleware. You
would think if they're going for the whole BSD thing, they would use
some version of a BSD license.

Strange thing you've come across.

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reddit_original · 2022-03-05 13:00

It's created by a font foundry which also creates other fonts for
sale. It has nothing to do with Unix or BSD directly so it should not
be a surprise at all. It's a for-profit company run by an individual.

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VENTDEV · 2022-03-05 17:35

You understand Berkeley is the name of a city? It has a whole lot more
associated with it than BSD. The guy you linked is selling fonts. The
name of his company is Berkeley Fonts, he created a monospace font. It
is only logical to try to market it using BSDs history. If he created
a flowy font he would market it with the Berkeley kite festival. Or if
he decided to boost sales by donating some proceeds to charity, he'd
create a Berkeley Homeless font and market it with fighting
homelessness in mind.

(Sorry for the bad examples, UC Berkeley's research work, drug use,
kite festival, and homelessness are about the only things that come to
mind with Berkeley. So I can't think of many avenues to market fonts
with.)


Just use Dejavu mono.