I think there was some backlash about the author of Berkeley Mono at some point. Might be a reason for considering this "copy".
thomascountz 11 minutes ago [-]
It's not that I believe all HN comments must be fruitful, but contributing the suggestion that there may have been "some backlash" against someone at "some point", could do with a little more help.
cormullion 2 hours ago [-]
> All credit for the original design and build system goes to Belleve Invis and the Iosevka contributors.
But no credit or thanks to Neil the designer of Berkeley Mono?
uonr 1 hours ago [-]
This looks like nothing more than a 300+ line Iosevka configuration
What is the point of this? Either buy Berkeley Mono or go use something else.
inigyou 55 minutes ago [-]
Font piracy by tracing is legal. That's why the creators of the "you wouldn't download a car" ad, which used a traced pirated font, didn't get prosecuted.
konart 3 hours ago [-]
This is a weird take. I can as the same in reverse: why buy Berkeley Mono if I can use this?
FacelessJim 2 hours ago [-]
Here’s an even wilder take: to support the effort of someone that gave us an incredible font that is now being copied. Crazy right?
__patchbit__ 1 hours ago [-]
No trust society invades high trust society.
thomascountz 2 hours ago [-]
Not OP, but I think the take is similar to: "why market yourself as a rip off of Neil's[1] work?"
[1]: https://usgraphics.com/products/berkeley-mono
[2]: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
[3]: https://neil.computer/
But no credit or thanks to Neil the designer of Berkeley Mono?
https://github.com/ahatem/IoskeleyMono/blob/main/private-bui...
[1]: https://neil.computer/