Bug#135949: O: xfstt -- TrueType Font Server for X11
Package: wnpp
Severity: normal
The current maintainer of xfstt, Stephen J. Carpenter
<sjc@debian.org>, has orphaned this package. If you want to be the
new maintainer, please take it -- retitle this bug from 'O:' to
'ITA:', fix the outstanding bugs and upload a new version with your
name in the Maintainer: field and a
* New maintainer (Closes: #thisbug)
in the changelog so this bug is closed.
Some information about this package:
Package: xfstt
Priority: extra
Section: x11
Installed-Size: 260
Maintainer: Stephen J. Carpenter <sjc@debian.org>
Architecture: i386
Version: 1.2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.1-2), libstdc++2.10-glibc2.2
Filename: pool/main/x/xfstt/xfstt_1.2_i386.deb
Size: 65238
MD5sum: d683aa10fbaa11bee169f1be4bed7171
Description: TrueType Font Server for X11
xfstt means "X11 Font Server for TT fonts".
TT fonts are generally regarded to be the best scalable fonts
for displays. Applications needing scalable fonts that are to
be displayed on a screen benefit most.
This server will allow X11 applications to use the exact same
fonts as the TrueType fonts used on most Windows Machines.
NB: This package contains NO FONTS. They MUST be obtained separately
Stephen writes:
| At this point it almost makes sense for xfstt to just be removed from
| Debian (as it does not work with Xfree86 4 and its functionality has
| been implimented in said system) and is mostly of use to other OSs
| and people still using xfree86 3.x
Since xfree86 3.x is going to be included in woody, it might make
sense to keep xfstt around for that release. See #80876 for a
discussion.
--
Martin Michlmayr
tbm@cyrius.com
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