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Liberation Fonts Increase Interoperability For Linux Users

Posted by timothy on from the yes-yes-gnu-slash-linux dept.

hweimer writes "Most problems when opening Word documents under GNU/Linux are due to missing fonts. Therefore, Red Hat published a set of fonts metric-compatible with the Windows core fonts last year. However, there were some concerns regarding the licensing that prevented many other distros to ship them. We finally managed to settle these problems, leading to better document interoperability for all GNU/Linux users."

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  1. Do I need/want these? by whoever57 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    If I already have corefonts installed, do I need or want these?

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    The real "Libtards" are the Libertarians!
  2. This is good, but by dfaulken · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What is really needed to help Linux stand out is a set of F/LOSS-licensed fonts that are of even better quality than the default MS stuff--I mean it's essential to be able to show Times New Roman correctly, but what would make Linux (and other free operating systems) stand out is a selection of superb fonts.

    Look to Firefox for an example--people didn't choose it (solely) because it was free; they chose it because it works better (for them). I suspect at least some users could be swayed by better default fonts.

  3. What's wrong with IBM Courier? by klapaucjusz · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Why did they include a mono family? What's wrong with IBM Courier, which has been included with every distribution of X11 since X11R5?