[Fwd: [OFL-discuss] OSDL DTL Tech Board: Fonts & Linux (Thu, Aug 31)]

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> From: "Bastian, Waldo" <waldo.bastian@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: ofl-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OFL-discuss] OSDL DTL Tech Board: Fonts & Linux (Thu, Aug 31)
> Date: 29 Aug 2006 08:23:14 -0700
> 
> The OSDL DTL Technical Board is organizing a number of conference calls
> on topics that, the tech board believes, are affecting Desktop Linux
> adoption. This week's agenda topic is dedicated to Font support on
> Linux.
> 
> OSDL DTL organized the second OSDL Desktop Architects Meeting (DAM)
> earlier this year and the availability and support of high quality fonts
> in emerging markets (e.g. Asia) as well as document fidelity between
> different Linux distributions were identified as font-related issues
> that could be improved.
> 
> We hereby want to invite interested people to this weeks DTL Tech Board
> Call to talk about current efforts around fonts, licensing, etc.
> 
> Goal for the call is to improve the understanding of font issues as they
> exist in current generation Linux Desktop systems, inform people about
> current initiatives related to fonts and, if possible, mobilize
> individual contributors, OSDL and other corporate resources to help
> these efforts along.
> 
> Call info
> =========
> Thursday, 31 August 2006, 08:00am Pacific, 11:00am Eastern, 17:00 Paris
> Tollfree (US): 1-800-211-0633
> Toll: 1-719-867-0485
> Passcode: 942698
> 
> Agenda:
> 8:05 Introductions
> 8:15 Overview of known font-related issues
> 8:30 Efforts underway that people should know about
> 8:45 Call-to-action: What can participants do to improve the situation
> (individual level / corporate level)
> 
> Background info
> ===============
> http://wiki.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Fonts/Configuration
> http://www.unifont.org/
> http://www.desktopcon.org/2006/view_abstract.php?content_key=25
> 
> 
> Waldo Bastian
> Linux Client Architect - Client Linux Foundation Technology
> Channel Platform Solutions Group
> Intel Corporation - http://www.intel.com/opensource
> OSDL DTL Tech Board Chairman
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