Bug#522218: debian-policy: Discourage installation of Speedo fonts
Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.8.1.0
Severity: normal
Tags: patch
The Speedo directory isn't part of the default X font path for a long
time, and libxfont in lenny disabled support for speedo fonts.
From: Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 20:36:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Discourage installation of Speedo fonts
The Speedo backend is disabled starting from libxfont 1:1.3.3-1
---
policy.sgml | 11 +++--------
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 5cd463e..9091412 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -8427,11 +8427,6 @@ name ["<var>syshostname</var>"]:
</item>
<item>
- Speedo fonts must be placed in
- <file>/usr/share/fonts/X11/Speedo/</file>.
- </item>
-
- <item>
Type 1 fonts must be placed in
<file>/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1/</file>. If font
metric files are available, they must be placed here
@@ -8442,9 +8437,9 @@ name ["<var>syshostname</var>"]:
Subdirectories of <file>/usr/share/fonts/X11/</file>
other than those listed above must be neither
created nor used. (The <file>PEX</file>, <file>CID</file>,
- and <file>cyrillic</file> directories are excepted for
- historical reasons, but installation of files into
- these directories remains discouraged.)
+ <file>Speedo</file> and <file>cyrillic</file> directories
+ are excepted for historical reasons, but installation of
+ files into these directories remains discouraged.)
</item>
<item>
--
1.6.2.1
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