On 20:22 Tue 06 Aug , Vasudev Kamath wrote:
> Hi Raphael,
>
> On 16:30 Tue 06 Aug , Christian PERRIER wrote:
> > Quoting Raphaël Hertzog (hertzog@debian.org):
> > > Package: wnpp
> > > Severity: wishlist
> > >
> > > * Package name : fonts-arkpandora
> > > Version : 2.04
> > > Upstream Author : Gavin Graham
> > > * URL : http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/gavindi (not working)
> > > http://ostatic.com/arkpandorafonts/
> > > * License : Same as Bitstream Vera
> > > Description : Replacement fonts for Microsoft's Arial, Times, and Verdana fonts
> > >
> > > The Arkpandora MS-TTF Replacement Font Pack is designed for screens and
> > > printing and as a drop-in replacement for Arial, Times New
> > > Roman and Verdana. It includes Aerial, Aerial Mono, Tymes, and Veranda.
> >
> >
> > Added to my TODO list, but don't we already have other fonts that
> > claim to be Times New Roman/Arial drop-in replacements (maybe not
> > Verdana, though)? Anyway, packaging is probably easy, as usual.
>
> Just had a quick discussion with Christian over IRC, so sharing just
> thoughts it looks like upstream is dead? I had to download the archive
> using wayback machine (archive.org). Is it really required to maintain a
> font whose upstream is not active?
>
> Btw I've package almost ready only needs fixing the copyright file if
> its needed I will push it to pkg-fonts repo and Christian or you can
> upload it.
>
Just in case we consider uploading the package, I've pushed the package
to repo at arkpandora.git under pkg-fonts git repository.
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