That is unfortunate but it is true. I noticed it when I tried to install some of the fonts in CrossOver Office for Linux and it could not, at first I thought it was me but no, MS is deciding to go by all the means at its disposition to slow down Linux dominance ;) or other companies for that matter.
Nos that we are on the subject, is there any Open-Font fondation, yet? Regards, Mostafa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roozbeh Pournader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The FarsiWeb Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Persian Computing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Linux Iran mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 4:59 AM Subject: [farsiweb]Microsoft no longer provides free fonts > > I just found that Microsoft no longer provides its core TrueType fonts for > free. This creates some problems for those who download them for fixing > the Farsi Yeh bugs, or those who use them as basic fonts for their Linux > machines (either manually, or automatically for those using Debian). > > The old page is at: > > http://www.microsoft.com/opentype/fontpack/default.htm > > roozbeh > > -- > Roozbeh Pournader | Sometimes I forget to reply to emails. > Sharif University of Technology | Some other times I don't find the time. > roozbeh <at> sharif <dot> edu | So kindly remind me if it's important, > http://sina.sharif.edu/~roozbeh | and use other methods if it's urgent. > > _______________________________________________ > FarsiWeb mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/farsiweb > _______________________________________________ PersianComputing mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sharif.edu/mailman/listinfo/persiancomputing
