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[Andreas Jaeger <aj@xxxxxxx>]

Emils <gnudiff@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/10/0252229&from=rss
>
> "openSUSE 10.2 no longer enables ClearType. (which would improve the
> appearance of fonts) The reason given on the openSUSE mailing list for
> not enabling it is, 'this feature is covered by several Microsoft
> patents and should not be activated in any default build of the
> library.' As reported on and discussed, this matter may be connected

The quote comes from the upstream freetype author, see
include/freetype/config/ftoption.h:
/* Note that this feature is covered by several Microsoft patents        */
/* and should not be activated in any default build of the library.      */

The default of Freetype2 is to not enable it.  We did not change the
default of the upstream package - it was enabled in the upstream version
we used in 10.1 and it was disabled in the upstream version we used in
10.2.  We just never changed the default settings.

> to the Microsoft-Novell deal. If so, Novell should have received a
> license for the Microsoft patents, assuming the deal covered all
> relevant patents. Does the license therefore extend only to SUSE, but
> not openSUSE?"

We do not have a license for any Microsoft patents,

Andreas
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