-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 It is like I have a brand new computer! I didn't realize just how bad the old fonts were until after I installed this package! I went the urpmi route and I love it! You are the man, Ben! Thank you for your work on putting together this package. I know this is off topic but what does your fluxbox bring to the table that mandrake doesn't? I plan to make one minor or maybe two changes to the fluxbox that would make it perfect for me.
On Tuesday 26 November 2002 12:33 pm, Ben Reser wrote: > Before anyone hits reply and says we can't do this read how it's done. > > Basically this is a bootstrap RPM that takes and sets up a build > environment, builds a spec file that downloads the fonts (modified from > the sourceforge one), installs the resulting RPM, and removes the build > enviornment and the the resulting RPM. > > It complies with Microsoft's license because the fonts are being > distributed as is without modification and are not included in the > bootstrap RPM whatsoever. > > This makes it trivial for an end user to install these fonts. They > simply have to do urpmi msttcorefonts. > > The SRPM has been uploaded to incoming. > > More details are available on my site for it at: > http://ben.reser.org/corefonts/ > > Details on the bootstrap RPM: > Name : msttcorefonts-bootstrap Relocations: (not > relocateable) > Version : 0.1 Vendor: MandrakeSoft > Release : 3mdk Build Date: Sat 16 Nov 2002 > 02:26:11 PM PST > Install date: (not installed) Build Host: > occipital.brain.org > Group : System/Fonts/True type Source RPM: > msttcorefonts-bootstrap-0.1-3mdk.src.rpm > Size : 3684 License: GPL > Packager : Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > URL : http://ben.reser.org/corefonts/ > Summary : Bootstrap RPM for Microsoft TrueType Core Fonts. > Description : > Bootstrap rpm that downloads and builds an RPM to install the TrueType > core fonts for the web that was once available from > http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fontpack/. After downloading the > fonts it sets up a temporary rpm build environment in > /var/tmp/msttcorefonts-bootstrap, builds a new binary RPM from an > include > SPEC file, installs the new rpm. The resulting RPM will uninstall > the bootstrap rpm and install the fonts. > > NOTE: The resulting RPM is not redistributable as it would violate the > Microsoft EULA for the fonts. This rpm also requires an internet > connection > at install time. The License tag on this package only applies to the > package > as it stands. The resulting package is essentially free (as in beer) > but > commercial software. > > The details on the resulting msttcorefonts RPM: > Name : msttcorefonts Relocations: (not > relocateable) > Version : 0.1 Vendor: MandrakeSoft > Release : 3mdk Build Date: Sat 16 Nov 2002 > 02:35:32 PM PST > Install date: Sat 16 Nov 2002 02:35:34 PM PST Build Host: > occipital.brain.org > Group : System/Fonts/True type Source RPM: > msttcorefonts-0.1-3mdk.src.rpm > Size : 5698810 License: Commercial > Packager : Ben Reser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > URL : http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/ > Summary : Microsoft True Type Core Fonts > Description : > The TrueType core fonts for the web that was once available from > http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fontpack/. The src rpm is cleverly > constructed so that the actual fonts are downloaded from Sourceforge's > site > at build time. Therefore this package technically does not > 'redistribute' > the fonts, it just makes it easy to install them on a linux system. - -- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Altoine B Maximum Time Unlimited Chicago Based and Operated http://pgp.mit.edu - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Only someone with nothing to be sorry for smiles back at the rear of an elephant. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2.4.19-19nds Mandrake Linux release 9.1 (Cooker) for i586 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE95IhzxjybQmhmUgYRAlKCAJ9wumBozq08hSamQh7QwKFFmVIEzACgoz7R ToI3I+pNo8O5DJLymGm56Ho= =ihPJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
