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''The Fonts SIG could have been named the Text or Typography SIG. While fonts are a large part of what we do, our actual scope is larger.''
''The Fonts SIG could have been named the Text or Typography SIG. While fonts are a large part of what we do, our actual scope is larger.''


= About us =
Short URL: [http://fonts.fedoraproject.org/ http://fonts.fedoraproject.org/]
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= Activities =


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Follow the steps listed on [[Joining_the_Fonts_SIG |this page]], and you'll be fine.
Follow the steps listed on [[Joining_the_Fonts_SIG |this page]], and you'll be fine.


= Communication =
= Communicate =


{{:Fonts_SIG_mailing_lists}}
{{:Fonts_SIG_mailing_lists}}


We do not have a dedicated [[Communicate/IRCHowTo| IRC]] channel right now; the general low-traffic ##fonts channel on irc.freenode.net should be used instead. It is shared by several free/open font groups and is distribution-agnostic.
We do not have a dedicated [[Communicate/IRCHowTo| IRC]] channel right now; the general low-traffic '''{{fpchat|#fonts}}''' channel on freenode.net should be used instead. It is shared by several free/open font groups and is distribution-agnostic.


There is now a new globalization '''{{fpchat|#fedora-g11n}}''' channel on freenode.net that also can be used for any fonts issues.
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Latest revision as of 09:44, 13 May 2020

The Fedora Fonts Special Interest Group
The Fedora Fonts Special Interest Group

The Fonts SIG could have been named the Text or Typography SIG. While fonts are a large part of what we do, our actual scope is larger.

Short URL: http://fonts.fedoraproject.org/

🔗 Activities

The Fonts Special Interest Group is an informal group of Fedora Linux contributors. It is dedicated to improving fonts availability and text rendering/layouting in the distribution and its other Linux derivatives.

Join us and help:

Fonts SIG activities
Activity OS Developer Translator Content Writer Designer People Person
  • package new fonts and font tools,
  • review font packages before Fedora inclusion,
  • fix font or text problems in applications and libraries,
  • propose good Fedora fonts defaults,
  • identify font or text problems in applications and libraries,
  • improve font package descriptions and summaries to help users choose the right fonts for their needs,
  • convince foundries to release fonts under a free/libre Fedora-friendly license,
  • recruit possible free/libre font authors,
  • recruit new SIG members,
  • get font or text problems fixed,
  • improve the SIG visibility by getting it linked and quoted everywhere,
  • document font creation tasks,
  • document free/libre font release best practices,
  • document free/libre font packaging,
  • clarify, complete and improve our wiki,
  • identify interesting third-party material, and link it here,
  • convert wiki information to other document formats.


Any font or text-related activity can be tackled, as long as the result is free/libre and compatible with the Fedora objectives.

The current SIG task list is published here.

🔗 Get involved

Follow the steps listed on this page, and you'll be fine.

🔗 Communicate

Fonts SIG mailing lists
Mailing list name Intended use Web archives
Source Gmane MarkMail The mail archive
fonts
  • Main SIG coordination channel, for human discussions.
  • Post your questions and proposals there.
Archives Archives Feed-icon-14x14.png Archives Archives
fonts-bugs
  • Automated tracking of font and text issues.
  • Consult it to follow new problem reports and fixes, CC it in issue trackers.
  • Read only archiving list:
    • do not post messages there, use the other list
    • you can follow this archive via digests, internet archives, etc
Archives Archives Feed-icon-14x14.png Archives Archives


We do not have a dedicated IRC channel right now; the general low-traffic #fonts[?] channel on freenode.net should be used instead. It is shared by several free/open font groups and is distribution-agnostic.

There is now a new globalization #fedora-g11n[?] channel on freenode.net that also can be used for any fonts issues.

Nicolas Spalinger of SIL, Debian and Ubuntu fonts fame has set up planet open fonts Feed-icon-14x14.png, with a VCS satellite Feed-icon-14x14.png, to help people in the free/libre-open fonts community exchange information.