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Re: [Linux] Red Hat to Resolve Microsoft's "Fonts Monopoly" Problem

  • Subject: Re: [Linux] Red Hat to Resolve Microsoft's "Fonts Monopoly" Problem
  • From: Larry Qualig <lqualig@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: 12 May 2007 13:25:11 -0700
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On May 10, 6:02 pm, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> __/ [ RonB ] on Thursday 10 May 2007 02:23 \__
>
> > On Thu, 10 May 2007 01:48:22 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
> >> Liberation Fonts
>
> >> ,----[ Quote ]
> >> | The first release is a set of fully usable fonts, but they will | lack
> >> the fully hinting capability (hinting adjustsfontpixelization | so
> >> that the fonts render with high quality at large and small sizes) |
> >> provided by TrueType/FreeType technology. That release is now ready. |
> >> The second release will provide full hinting of the fonts, and that |
> >> release will be available by the end of the calendar year. `----
>
> >>http://www.press.redhat.com/2007/05/09/liberation-fonts/
>
> > Thanks for the link.
>
> I have just found some visual examples:
>
> http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/492752217_765b02807b_o.jpg


So it's an exact copy/knock-off of the MS fonts.  Wow... what
"innovation" - so glad that they're not simply ripping of what already
exists.


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