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by legitster 2628 days ago
The key word is "neutral". The government doesn't set a preference for a specific font or organization.
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citizenkeen 2628 days ago
What is a neutral font?
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legitster 2628 days ago
If they pick a font, even an open source one, it could encourage people to copy them. Or be making some (very minor) statement about open source.

By developing their own font, they don't set preference for any organization, group, or business.

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snazz 2628 days ago
They do develop it on GitHub, which I would consider to be a stronger statement than font choice.
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beatgammit 2628 days ago
Well, nobody said they had to be consistent...
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cbhl 2628 days ago
If I recall correctly, Open Sans was commissioned by Google.
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