Re: RFS: urw-garamond-no8

[Florent Rougon <f.rougon@free.fr>]

Kevin Bube <k.bube@web.de> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I uploaded a new package version to mentors.debian.net. The changelog
> file lists all changes done. I think I addressed all problems which
> still remained.

http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/non-free/u/ is currently empty.

Huh?

> A slight catch: I did not Inherit FontName in defoma.hints, as I
> understand the defoma documentation this is not necessary as I declare
> FontNameN for each entry. Please correct me if I am wrong.

I think you're right here. Good point.

> I corrsponded with Walter Schmitd and Ralf Stubner about the license
> problem concerning the missing modification notice in the modified
> files. They will do a new corrected upstream release.

OK. We'll have to wait for this to happen.

> About Florent's suggestion to change the path names from garamond to
> garamond-no8 Walter's opinion is clearly against this. His reasons are
> not the 8.3 limits, but he thinks that if one insists on doing things
> right one also would have to change the fonts' registration from urw* to
> ueg*. This would cause (too) much trouble and as only some experts
> notice the incorrectness, it is better to leave things as they are.

Ahem, well... right...

Regards,

-- 
Florent