Package: debian-policy
Version: 3.8.1.0
Severity: normal
Tags: patch

The Speedo directory isn't part of the default X font path for a long
time, and libxfont in lenny disabled support for speedo fonts.

From: Julien Cristau <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 20:36:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Discourage installation of Speedo fonts

The Speedo backend is disabled starting from libxfont 1:1.3.3-1
---
 policy.sgml |   11 +++--------
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/policy.sgml b/policy.sgml
index 5cd463e..9091412 100644
--- a/policy.sgml
+++ b/policy.sgml
@@ -8427,11 +8427,6 @@ name ["<var>syshostname</var>"]:
              </item>
 
              <item>
-                 Speedo fonts must be placed in
-                 <file>/usr/share/fonts/X11/Speedo/</file>.
-             </item>
-
-             <item>
                  Type 1 fonts must be placed in
                  <file>/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1/</file>.  If font
                  metric files are available, they must be placed here
@@ -8442,9 +8437,9 @@ name ["<var>syshostname</var>"]:
                  Subdirectories of <file>/usr/share/fonts/X11/</file>
                  other than those listed above must be neither
                  created nor used.  (The <file>PEX</file>, <file>CID</file>,
-                 and <file>cyrillic</file> directories are excepted for
-                 historical reasons, but installation of files into
-                 these directories remains discouraged.)
+                  <file>Speedo</file> and <file>cyrillic</file> directories
+                  are excepted for historical reasons, but installation of
+                  files into these directories remains discouraged.)
              </item>
 
              <item>
-- 
1.6.2.1




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