Bug#575258: ttf-mscorefonts-installer: Missing monotype.ttf?
severity 575258 wishlist thanks On Wed, March 24, 2010 18:25, Hellekin O. Wolf wrote: Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer Version: 3.2 Severity: normal Hello, I came across an exe archive at CERN[1] including the MSFT fonts and the License. Their version provide a monotype.ttf font that is not included in this package. That font is not listed at http://sourceforge.net/projects/corefonts/files/ You can find the original files on the CERN FTP: [1] ftp://root.cern.ch/root/ttf/corfonts.exe Actually, I think using that source might even be more convenient, as it would allow to drop the dependency on cabextract by simply using unzip and download a single file. I'm not sure about the legal implications, but the CERN distribute them already, don't they? Moreover the fonts are all over the place and make it easier for web designers to work, so I don't see Microsoft suing anyone on that ground; and for Debian, it doesn't change a thing. Problem is that these aren't the same fonts but a considerably older version than the ones that come with the Debian package. Some explanation is here: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=451510#32 We may look into additionally downloading this and supplying the monotype ttf. However, this is a wishlist item, not a bug in the package as-is. Cheers, Thijs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#575258: ttf-mscorefonts-installer: Missing monotype.ttf?
Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer Version: 3.2 Severity: normal Hello, I came across an exe archive at CERN[1] including the MSFT fonts and the License. Their version provide a monotype.ttf font that is not included in this package. That font is not listed at http://sourceforge.net/projects/corefonts/files/ You can find the original files on the CERN FTP: [1] ftp://root.cern.ch/root/ttf/corfonts.exe Actually, I think using that source might even be more convenient, as it would allow to drop the dependency on cabextract by simply using unzip and download a single file. I'm not sure about the legal implications, but the CERN distribute them already, don't they? Moreover the fonts are all over the place and make it easier for web designers to work, so I don't see Microsoft suing anyone on that ground; and for Debian, it doesn't change a thing. == hk -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (800, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-3-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_US.UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages ttf-mscorefonts-installer depends on: ii cabextract1.2-3 a program to extract Microsoft Cab ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.28 Debian configuration management sy ii defoma0.11.10-4 Debian Font Manager -- automatic f ii wget 1.12-1.1 retrieves files from the web ii xfonts-utils 1:7.5+2X Window System font utility progr Versions of packages ttf-mscorefonts-installer recommends: ii ttf-liberation 1.05.2.20091019-4 Fonts with the same metrics as Tim ii x-ttcidfont-conf 32TrueType and CID fonts configurati ttf-mscorefonts-installer suggests no packages. -- debconf information excluded -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
