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
