[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #26072: Bundle the Open Sans font

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#26072: Bundle the Open Sans font
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 Reporter:  johnbillion     |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  high            |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |     Version:  3.8
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by damonganto):

 > Webfonts are an enhancement, not a matter of reliance. If we loaded
 jQuery from an external source, *that* would be a reliance. If the
 webfonts don't load, the admin doesn't look nearly as nice but no
 functionality is lost. This mirrors Twenty Twelve's reliance on Google
 Fonts for Open Sans.

 https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/master/wp-includes/script-
 loader.php#L172

 You all got it the wrong way around.

 It should be the responsibility of whoever included Open Sans to begin
 with to make it not dependent on a third party service (one that has it's
 own TOS, which is never presented to a user, they just see, at best, the
 GPL), not "if you don't like it, make a plan and patch it" (hey @nacin).

 Open Sans is an enhancement, not a requirement. It is unfortunate that
 hitting an API server is phoning home, but since that is what it is, it
 should be treated as such.

 On another note, since Open Sans is also imported from a bunch of
 stylesheets you can't even kill it properly without hacking core.

 https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/search?q=fonts.googleapis.com+language%3Acss&type=Code

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