Thanks for reporting this issue. I found a similar bug report in Debian, so I have attached a bug watch. Looks like there was some work towards packaging a newer version, though nothing recently. :/
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #745732 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=745732 ** Also affects: fontforge (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=745732 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Tags added: upgrade-software-versionp ** Tags removed: upgrade-software-versionp ** Tags added: upgrade-software-version -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1466907 Title: Using wrong repo and homepage, rather out of date. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontforge/+bug/1466907/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs