From: Felipe Correa da Silva Sanches Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:37:03 +0000 (+0000) Subject: mergeone: add source metadata from googlefontdirectory-hg X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a997b8fe3050dda7713410f09f444c87e58ee511;p=thirdparty%2Fgoogle%2Ffonts.git mergeone: add source metadata from googlefontdirectory-hg Repo: https://github.com/googlefonts/googlefontdirectory-hg Commit: 52f780bc9d197280a9f430574e179a5f233c56b6 source block added to METADATA.pb Assisted by an AI agent (Claude Opus 4.6) --- diff --git a/ofl/mergeone/METADATA.pb b/ofl/mergeone/METADATA.pb index 607b4da4b..c7c134104 100644 --- a/ofl/mergeone/METADATA.pb +++ b/ofl/mergeone/METADATA.pb @@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ fonts { subsets: "menu" subsets: "latin" subsets: "latin-ext" +source { + repository_url: "https://github.com/googlefonts/googlefontdirectory-hg" + commit: "52f780bc9d197280a9f430574e179a5f233c56b6" +} diff --git a/ofl/mergeone/upstream_info.md b/ofl/mergeone/upstream_info.md index 671fa7ff5..d15fe9b50 100644 --- a/ofl/mergeone/upstream_info.md +++ b/ofl/mergeone/upstream_info.md @@ -3,41 +3,56 @@ **Model**: Claude Opus 4.6 **Date**: 2026-03-12 -## Repository +## Source Repository -No public upstream source repository was found for Merge One. +The original design sources for Merge One are preserved in the **googlefontdirectory-hg** monorepo, a git mirror of the original Google Code Mercurial repository that was the canonical host for Google Fonts from 2010 to 2013. -Searches conducted: -- GitHub search for `kosal sen font`, `MergeOne font`, `philatype`, `merge one font` — all returned 0 results. -- GitHub user `kosal-sen` exists but has no public repositories. -- GitHub org `philatype` does not exist. -- `github.com/googlefonts/mergeone` — 404 Not Found. -- `github.com/googlefonts/MergeOne` — 404 Not Found. -- `philatype.com` website lists Merge (and commercial Merge Pro) but links to no source repository; the font is also sold commercially under a proprietary license on the same site. - -The font was added to Google Fonts on 2012-10-05, predating the common practice of maintaining open source font development on GitHub. The only upstream contact information embedded in the font and FONTLOG is `holla@philatype.com` and `http://www.philatype.com`. +- **Repository**: [googlefontdirectory-hg](https://github.com/googlefonts/googlefontdirectory-hg) +- **Commit**: `52f780bc9d197280a9f430574e179a5f233c56b6` +- **Source path**: `ofl/mergeone/src/` -## Source Files +### Source files -No upstream source files (UFO, Glyphs, FontForge, etc.) have been located. The Google Fonts distribution contains only the compiled binary: +| File | Format | Buildable | +|------|--------|-----------| +| `MergeOne-Regular.vfb` | FontLab VFB | No (proprietary) | +| `MergeOne-Regular-OTF.vfb` | FontLab VFB | No (proprietary) | +| `MergeOne-Regular-TTF.sfd` | FontForge SFD | No (not gftools-builder compatible) | +| `MergeOne-Regular.otf` | Compiled OTF binary | No (not a design source) | +| `METADATA_comments.txt` | Metadata notes | N/A | -- `MergeOne-Regular.ttf` — single weight, Regular (400), normal style - -The font covers Latin and Latin Extended subsets. +Multiple VFB files are present: `MergeOne-Regular.vfb` appears to be the main master, while the `-OTF` variant is optimized for OTF output. The SFD file is a FontForge source for TTF production. No UFO, Glyphs, or other modern buildable sources are available. ## Build System -Unknown. No build scripts, source files, or tooling configuration were found. No `Makefile`, `build.sh`, or Python build scripts are accessible. +No modern build system (gftools builder, fontmake) is available. The VFB format is proprietary (FontLab Studio) and the SFD format is not supported by gftools-builder. ## config.yaml Status -No `config.yaml` exists in `/mnt/shared/google/fonts/ofl/mergeone/`. None can be created without a known upstream source repository. +No `config.yaml` exists. One cannot be created without converting sources to a modern format (UFO or Glyphs). + +## Designer & History + +- **Designer**: Kosal Sen / Philatype (`holla@philatype.com`, `http://www.philatype.com`) +- **Copyright**: "Copyright (c) 2012, Kosal Sen, Philatype (holla@philatype.com), with Reserved Font Name 'Merge'" +- **Date added to Google Fonts**: 2012-10-05 +- **Font**: Single weight, Regular (400), normal style. Covers Latin and Latin Extended subsets. + +The font predates the common practice of maintaining open source font development on GitHub. + +## Searches Conducted + +- GitHub search for `kosal sen font`, `MergeOne font`, `philatype`, `merge one font` — all returned 0 results. +- GitHub user `kosal-sen` exists but has no public repositories. +- GitHub org `philatype` does not exist. +- `github.com/googlefonts/mergeone` and `github.com/googlefonts/MergeOne` — both 404. +- `philatype.com` website lists Merge (and commercial Merge Pro) but links to no source repository; the font is also sold commercially under a proprietary license. ## Notes -- The copyright string embedded in the font reads: `Copyright (c) 2012, Kosal Sen, Philatype (holla@philatype.com), with Reserved Font Name 'Merge'`. The reserved name is `Merge`, not `Merge One`. +- The reserved font name is `Merge`, not `Merge One`. - The Philatype website (`philatype.com`) sells a commercial version called "Merge Pro" with additional weights (Regular, Bold, Black), suggesting the OFL release of Merge One (Light weight) was an intentional partial open-source release. -- The font family has not been updated since its initial release in October 2012. There is no evidence of active maintenance. +- The font family has not been updated since its initial release in October 2012. - Designer Kosal Sen's GitHub account (`github.com/KosalSen`) exists but has zero public repositories. -- **Confidence**: No upstream repo exists publicly. This family likely has no accessible source repository that would enable a rebuild or update via standard Google Fonts tooling. -- If source files are desired, direct outreach to `holla@philatype.com` would be necessary. +- The googlefontdirectory-hg monorepo is the only known location of design source files for this family. +- If source files in modern format are desired, direct outreach to `holla@philatype.com` would be necessary.