https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1645763



--- Comment #2 from Kevin Kofler <[email protected]> ---
So, looking at it, the alternate algorithm:
>   * Note that this feature is covered by several Microsoft patents and
>   * should not be activated in any default build of the library.  When this
>   * macro is not defined, FreeType offers alternative LCD rendering
>   * technology that produces excellent output without LCD filtering.
(from the documentation of FT_CONFIG_OPTION_SUBPIXEL_RENDERING)
was introduced in FreeType 2.9, and the ftsmooth patch appears to go out of its
way to disable it. It looks like it is not clear what exactly is actually
covered by patents.

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