Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3752 mails)

[Kevin Dupuy <kevindupuy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Because the MS/Novell deal says MS won't sue users of SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server. Not that MS won't sue Novell.

On Mon, 2007-10-08 at 16:44 +0200, Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> The ongoing issue of ugly fonts after the installation now has been
> brought up multiple times.
> 
> Indeed, the workaround that was given by using
> 
> http://opensuse-community.org/SubpixelHinting
> 
> works greatly. I tried on 10.2 and read that the brand new shining 10.3
> needs it, just as well.
> 
> My question:
> 
> Why on earth is this not included in the default out of the box
> installation?
> 
> Yes, I can read the disclaimer about possible patent infringement on the
> webpage given.
> 
> If so:
> -do we always need to look at Microsoft like a mouse looks at a cat?
> 
> -What about the infamous Novell/MS deal?
> 
> I thought that it was done to prevent exactly such things from happening?
> 
> slightly puzzled
> Eberhard
> 

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