I'm curious if self-hosting Font Awesome icons means I'm off the hook for their pageviews restrictions. If I download the icons from their site and host them myself, do I still need to stick to the 10k pageview limit? Also, I'm wondering if there are any potential legal issues if they can prove I exceed that limit. Lastly, does it matter if I'm using older versions like v2 or v3 instead of the latest ones?
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It's probably best to check directly with Font Awesome, but as far as I know, if you have a perpetual license (especially from a pro subscription), you can host the icons yourself and not worry about the pageviews. This license means you can use the version available during your subscription forever, even if you don't keep receiving updates.
No, the pageview limits only apply if you're serving the icons from Font Awesome's servers. So if you self-host them, you should be fine!
I thought Font Awesome was open source? Their GitHub says it’s under CC BY 4.0/SIL OFL 1.1/MIT, right?