[PLUG] Where did Arial go? Ubuntu 12.04 LibreOffice Writer

[Benjamin Kerensa]

Its not a Ubuntu/Canonical issue we ship the source package for those fonts
as is so if their is a issue its upstream but you can file a bug and we
will look into it.

On Feb 13, 2013 10:28 PM, "King Beowulf" <kingbeowulf at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 02/13/2013 12:49 PM, Richard C. Steffens wrote:
> >
> > There's only a README file that directory. It says:
> >
> > --------------------------------------
> > License refused.
> >
> > Please reinstall the ttf-mscorefonts-installer package (e.g. via
> >    apt-get install --reinstall ttf-mscorefonts-installer
> > to get prompted for the license again.
> > --------------------------------------
>
> You may want to consider open source fonts - no EULA, licenses, etc to
> deal with.  Don't forget: if you click YES to the EULA, you can legally
> bound to comply with the Microsoft font usage restrictions. Instead,
> Check out:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_fonts
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Libertine
>
> and
>
> http://www.openfontlibrary.org/
>
> In Libreoffice, you can go to "TOOLS - OPTIONS" then Libreoffice -
> Fonts  to define a font substitution table.
>
> You can also check out Bitstream Vera:
> http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/ttf-bitstream-vera/1.10/
> The DejaVa fonts shipped with most linux distros are derivatives of
> Vera:
> http://dejavu-fonts.org/wiki/index.php?title=Bitstream_Vera_derivatives
>
> ><rant on>
> >Aren't all these "improvements" wonderful?
> ><rant off>
>
> You get want you pay for.  Would you rather have Ubuntu/Canonical sued
> of existence?  I'm not a stickler for stripping my Linux installs
> completely clear of all  proprietary non F/OSS software. Some is useful
> and provided with reasonable licensing (games, drivers, etc).  But I try
> to limit corporate intrusion if OSS alternatives are available.
>
> That's my 2 cents.
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