[opensuse] Microsoft fonts
I'm probably going to answer my one question but why can't MS fonts be included in Linux distros? Is it because they are proprietary ? -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler@charter.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Duaine & Laura Hechler wrote:
I'm probably going to answer my one question but why can't MS fonts be included in Linux distros?
Is it because they are proprietary ?
Are you aware of anything M$ which is covered by GNU and therefore open source? If you want to use M$ truetype fonts *AND* you have a copy of Windows with a legit M$ licence then, if you want to use the truefonts, copy (as root) the *.ttf fonts (look for them in the Windows installation) which do NOT have weird characters in the names (those with "-" and "_" are acceptable) to /usr/share/fonts/truetype[1] and then run 'SuSEconfig'. No need for RPMs or whatever. [1] this directory may vary - check what it is in your version. Ciao. -- "With the portion of mankind that is above average one may speak of higher things; with those below it, one may not." Confucius -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:31:53 +1100, you wrote:
copy (as root) the *.ttf fonts (look for them in the Windows installation) which do NOT have weird characters in the names (those with "-" and "_" are acceptable) to /usr/share/fonts/truetype[1] and then run 'SuSEconfig'.
You can also create a new directory in /usr/share/fonts and 'SuSEconfig --module fonts' will pick it up automatically. Philipp -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Am Dienstag, 13. Januar 2009 05:31:53 schrieb Basil Chupin:
If you want to use M$ truetype fonts *AND* you have a copy of Windows with a legit M$ licence then, if you want to use the truefonts, copy (as root) the *.ttf fonts (look for them in the Windows installation) which do NOT have weird characters in the names (those with "-" and "_" are acceptable) to /usr/share/fonts/truetype[1] and then run 'SuSEconfig'.
Or the easy way, open YaST's software management and search for fetchmsttfonts and install it. Even easier: open a konsole and type: sudo zypper in fetchmsttfonts Sven -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Basil Chupin schreef:
Duaine & Laura Hechler wrote:
I'm probably going to answer my one question but why can't MS fonts be included in Linux distros?
Is it because they are proprietary ?
Are you aware of anything M$ which is covered by GNU and therefore open source?
Yes. It looks like *you* aren't. :-p http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/ (There will always be this one guy that will know about the one obscure exception to your rule, and Murphy's Law dictates that this one guy will feel an urge to share his knowledge about that exception). Anyway, didn't Suse/Novell sign a deal with Microsoft? I don't know or care about the details... -- Amedee -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 13 January 2009 19:36, Amedee Van Gasse wrote:
Basil Chupin schreef:
Duaine & Laura Hechler wrote:
I'm probably going to answer my one question but why can't MS fonts be included in Linux distros?
Is it because they are proprietary ?
Are you aware of anything M$ which is covered by GNU and therefore open source?
Yes. It looks like *you* aren't. :-p http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/ /snip/
I went to this website and found nothing of interest. --doug Blessed are the peacemakers ... for they shall be shot at from both sides. --A.M. Greeley -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 2009 January 13 18:36:06 Amedee Van Gasse wrote:
Basil Chupin schreef:
Are you aware of anything M$ which is covered by GNU and therefore open source?
Yes. It looks like *you* aren't. :-p http://www.microsoft.com/opensource/
Yes, the Ms-PL and Ms-RL are recognized as open-source by the OSI. The Ms-PL is basically a BSD-style license. The Ms-RL is more GPL-style, but GPL-incompatible.
Anyway, didn't Suse/Novell sign a deal with Microsoft? I don't know or care about the details...
The detail you do care about is that it doesn't change the license under which openSUSE can acquire the Microsoft fonts. -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. bss@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.net/ \_/
On Monday 12 January 2009, Duaine & Laura Hechler <dahechler@charter.net> wrote about '[opensuse] Microsoft fonts':
I'm probably going to answer my one question but why can't MS fonts be included in Linux distros?
Is it because they are proprietary ?
In short, yes. Slightly longer: The license they are made available under is "odd" and prevents them from being packaged using the normal methods. Depending on the distribution, the fact that publicly released modifications are not allowed is also problematic. -- Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. ,= ,-_-. =. bss@iguanasuicide.net ((_/)o o(\_)) ICQ: 514984 YM/AIM: DaTwinkDaddy `-'(. .)`-' http://iguanasuicide.net/ \_/
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