Re: It's public: Bitstream doesn't envision an update to Vera

["Nicolas Mailhot" <nicolas mailhot laposte net>]

Le Mar 11 juillet 2006 22:40, Rob a �it :
> On Tue July 11 2006 15:52, Nicolas Mailhot wrote:
>> http://news.com.com/2102-7344_3-6092398.html?tag=st.util.print
>> Maybe it's time the GNOME Foundation started supporting
>> another font project?
>
> I wasn't aware GNOME was still throwing time or money at Vera
> anyway.

http://www.gnome.org/fonts/
looks very much like an endorsement to the outside world, and little bits
like

Q If I have improvements for Bitstream Vera, is it possible they might get
adopted in future versions?
A Yes. The contract between the Gnome Foundation and Bitstream has
provisions for working with Bitstream to ensure quality additions to the
Bitstream Vera font family. Please contact us if you have such additions.

have lead a lot of people to beleave an update was in the works.

If the project is closed, the page should say so clearly.

> But hey, DejaVu guys, congrats on getting an article written
> about you on CNET!

Being noticed by the press was very much a surprise;)

> I still use Toga on my own machines because
> I'm vain, but for other people I just tell them to install
> DejaVu and use the condensed variants.

If you feel like doing fonts again, you have your place reserved within
the project (BTW is Toga metric-compatible with Condensed DejaVu? Need to
know if I can tell fontconfig to substitute one for the other)

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Mailhot