Stu Corrin9h ago
Eric Lengyel
New blog post: A Decade of Slug
This talks about the evolution of the Slug font rendering algorithm, and it includes an exciting announcement: The patent has been dedicated to the public domain.
https://terathon.com/blog/decade-slug.html
Mar 17 at 6:30pmWeb
Show threadDaniel Gibson5d ago
@EricLengyel
That's awesome!
Show threadKelly MacNeill5d ago
@EricLengyel wow! this is great to hear.
Show threadRonflaix5d ago
@EricLengyel !! Thank a ton for releasing it!
Show threadAras Pranckevičius5d ago
@EricLengyel class! thank you!
Show threadLarsThiessen5d ago
@EricLengyel Great news, absolutely amazing move!
Show threadLR5d ago
@EricLengyel i love you
Show threadagersant5d ago
@EricLengyel OMG yes! Thank you for giving this to everyone <3
Show threadBrian Swetland5d ago
@EricLengyel Very cool. Thank you for sharing (the post, the patent, and the source code)!
Show threadgloriouscow4d ago

@EricLengyel

This is pretty amazing. Thank you!

Show threadThe Seven Voyages Of Steve4d ago
@EricLengyel legend
Show threadInês Almeida4d ago
@EricLengyel Thank you for dedicating the patent, that's awesome!
And congratulations on the 10 years 🥳
Show threadAndrew4d ago
@EricLengyel oooh yay! I wanted to play around with similar algorithms but was scared of patent infringement
Show threadPatrick Hogenboom4d ago
@EricLengyel Wow, thank you for your generosity
Show threadDietmar Hauser3d ago
@EricLengyel Sir, you are a bone fide hero!