Re: [PLF-announce] [RPM] freetype2-2.4.0-1plf2011.0

Guillaume Rousse <[email protected]> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:40:02 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.linux.mandrake.plf.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Le 14/07/2010 15:45, Anssi Hannula a =E9crit :
> This package is in PLF because this build has subpixel hinting enabled wh=
ich
> are covered by software patents.
> =

> Oden Eriksson <[email protected]> 2.4.0-1mdv2011.0:
> + Revision: 553311
> - 2.4.0
> - the bytecode interpreter is enabled because the patent expired in may
Do we still need this in PLF, if patent expired ? Or is 'bytecode
interpreter' and 'subpixel hinting' different issues ?

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