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The '''GPL font exception''' clause (or GPL+FE, for short) is an optional clause within the [[GNU General Public License]] (GNU GPL) permitting [[digital font]]s shared with that license to be embedded within a digital [[document]] [[computer file|file]] without requiring the document itself to also be shared with GPL. Without the clause, conflicts may arise with open source projects distributing digital fonts which may be used in desktop publishing.<ref>See "Legal Considerations for fonts" at the Fedora Project: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal_considerations_for_fonts#allow-embedding (accessed 2011-10-22)</ref> According to Terry Hancock, editor of [[Free Software Magazine]], "There are some other free font licenses, but the GPL with the font exemption is the simplest and most compatible."<ref>In "Choosing and Using Free Licenses for Software, Hardware, and Aesthetic works" by Terry Hancock in Free Software Magazine 2010-09-26: http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/choosing_and_using_free_licenses_software_hardware_and_aesthetic_works (accessed 2011-10-22)</ref>