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Freetype Lands In... Microsoft Office?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the share-well-everyone dept.

phy_si_kal writes "Now Microsoft must love free software. Indeed, Office 2011 for Mac (beta 5 at least) uses Freetype! Somehow they figured out the free software 'clean room implementation' of their own (patented) TrueType technology must better suit their needs."

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  1. Re:What actually happened by BitZtream · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The irony is that you're too stupid to realize TrueType was an Apple invention. Using the platform native and preferred library is generally the right thing to do from a developer perspective.

    The only exception to that is when GPL morons like yourself seem to think the most important thing about software is the license it carries rather than how well it actually accomplishes some task.

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