Re: [Render] Towards a unified font & type service ??

[Brian Stell]

Keith Packard wrote:
> ...

> Well, the app better have some way of getting root access.  

Root access for apps the handle large amounts of external data
and programs (java/javascripts) like Mozilla? This sounds like 
a security problem.

> I'm leary of writing any system that lets users install 
> arbitrary files into a shared area where root might touch them.  
> Font worms anyone?

A font worm would need to find a hole thru FreeType. Probably do
able but I worry far more about about a direct attach via rpms.

Brian Stell
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