Guys, maybe this has been discussed before, although it looks like the bug is still open.
Federico Di Gregorio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am writing a little font manager for debian (dtm, you can find > it in slink) and some time ago I proposed to put all the fonts > (the one independent from arch) in /usr/share/fonts. If the fonts > have both outlines and metrics like type1 fonts we can use subdirs: > > /usr/share/fonts/type1/outlines > /usr/share/fonts/type1/metrics > etc... > > For trutype fonts I propose /usr/share/fonts/truetype. > > I am mailing a copy of this to debian-policy (but I am not > subscribed to this list, so can you keep me on the cc, please). Note that FHS/FSSTD clarifications, resolutions are not themselves within the scope of policy, AFAIK, although discussions on those matters would certainly occur on <debian-policy>. I believe /usr/share/fonts is appropriate. > > The new bug states the xfstt keeping the true type fonts in /var/ttfonts > > is > > a violation of both the FHS and the FSSTND > > I agree with this...now that I think about it...this IS a violation > > (unfortunatly...bad news...I lost my printed copy of the FHS and the > > FSSTND > > I will be printing up new copies soon tho) Save the trees! /usr/doc/debian-policy/fsstnd .....A. P. [EMAIL PROTECTED]<URL:http://www.onShore.com/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
