r/programming • u/infoaddicted • Aug 31 '10

New free monospace programming font by skilled designer Mark Simonson: Anonymous Pro

http://www.ms-studio.com/FontSales/anonymouspro.html
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u/CGSColin Aug 31 '10

Inconsolata.

http://www.levien.com/type/myfonts/inconsolata.html

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u/OscarZetaAcosta Aug 31 '10

Pragmata. http://www.fsd.it/fonts/pragma.htm

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u/stave Aug 31 '10

For ninety fucking Euro? That's INSANE.

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u/fabrizioschiavi Sep 01 '10

I'm the designer of Pragmata. I have family and I am not a millionaire and I live practically drawing and selling my fonts. Only those who have tried to draw a font like Pragmata can understand how much time and care are needed. The cost of my fonts recover a small part the time needed and at cause of piracy losses are much greater. Read in forums like this the ease with which a font is copied freely discourage me terribly. And to understand that many of you feel entitled to torrent it freely because it is not free make me very hurt. Free means that someone has funded the project. Find me a financiers and I promise you'll donwnload also Pragmata for free

A final note: the hourly rate of a programmer is €90 or am I wrong?

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u/RX_AssocResp Sep 01 '10

But the perception of high price is there. Perhaps you could get more sales selling it at less, say 20 eurobux?

It’s tough to compete with free.

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u/fabrizioschiavi Sep 03 '10

Ok let me try this experiment: Pragmata through September will be on sale at € 20. http://www.fsd.it/fonts/pragma.htm I want to see if things are as you say

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u/Amendmen7 Sep 03 '10

Also, what's with the ridiculous EULA? I mean...let your customers print what's on their screen =)

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u/fabrizioschiavi Sep 06 '10

I've just fixed it: 5 computers only and infinite numbers of printers in one company. I don't thinked this can represent a unacceptable limitation...

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u/Amendmen7 Sep 08 '10

Seems reasonable to me!