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The [[:Category:Fonts SIG| 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: | The [[:Category:Fonts SIG| Fonts Special Interest Group]] is an informal group of Fedora Linux contributors. It is dedicated to improving [[:Category:Fonts|fonts]] availability and text rendering/layouting in the distribution and its other Linux derivatives. | ||
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! width="10%" | [[Join#Designer|Designer]] | |||
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* [[:Category:Font wishlist|find]] the best fonts to include, to please [[:Category:Decorative fonts| artists]], | |||
* [[PackageMaintainers/WishList#General_Fedora_Packages_WishList|identify]] font creation tools needing packaging, | |||
* [[Fonts_and_text-related_creative_tasks#font-creation|create and improve]] Fedora fonts, | |||
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* [[:Category:Font wishlist|find]] the best fonts to include, for [[:Category:International fonts| internationalization]] reasons, | |||
* [[Localization fonts requirements| document]] the preferred fonts for your locale, | |||
* improve the way a font supports your script by identifying problems and [[Fonts_and_text_quality_assurance|proposing]] ameliorations, | |||
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* [[:Category:Fonts_packaging|package]] new [[:Category:Font wishlist|fonts]] and font tools, | |||
* [[:Category:In-progress fonts|review]] font packages before Fedora inclusion, | |||
* fix font or text [[Fonts_and_text_quality_assurance| problems]] in applications and libraries, | |||
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* [[Fonts SIG mailing lists|propose]] good Fedora fonts defaults, | |||
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* identify font or text [[Fonts_and_text_quality_assurance| problems]] in applications and libraries, | |||
* improve font package descriptions and summaries to help users choose the right fonts for their needs, | |||
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* convince foundries to release fonts under a free/libre Fedora-friendly [[Legal_considerations_for_fonts| license]], | |||
* recruit possible free/libre font authors, | |||
* recruit new SIG members, | |||
* [[:Category:Fonts_and_text_QA|get]] font or text problems fixed, | |||
* improve the SIG visibility by getting it linked and quoted everywhere, | |||
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* 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. | |||
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Any font or text-related activity can be tackled, as long as the result is free/libre and compatible with the Fedora [[objectives|objectives]]. | Any font or text-related activity can be tackled, as long as the result is free/libre and compatible with the Fedora [[objectives|objectives]]. | ||
The current SIG task list is published [[Fonts_SIG_tasks| | The current SIG task list is published [[Fonts_SIG_tasks|here]].<noinclude> | ||
{{:Fonts_SIG_signature}} [[Category:Fonts SIG|Activities]]</noinclude> | {{:Fonts_SIG_signature}} [[Category:Fonts SIG|Activities]]</noinclude> | ||
Revision as of 09:26, 15 February 2009
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.
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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.
Fonts in Fedora
The Fonts SIG takes loving care of Fedora fonts. Please join this special interest group if you are interested in creating, improving, packaging, or just suggesting a font. Any help will be appreciated.
The Fonts SIG takes loving care of Fedora fonts. Please join this special interest group if you are interested in creating, improving, packaging, or just suggesting a font. Any help will be appreciated.