Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 07:40:17 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> Cc: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>, James Howard <howardjp@well.com>, Joseph Mallett <jmallett@newgold.net>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: banner(6) Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010418073758.00c99ef0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <15069.17188.348607.736805@guru.mired.org> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010418005020.045fc930@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010417124854.04560b30@localhost> <20010417095140.A74385@lpt.ens.fr> <Pine.GSO.4.21.0104161028290.23302-100000@well.com> <20010416191256.R27477@lpt.ens.fr> <20010416193151.U27477@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20010416211727.045766e0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010418005020.045fc930@localhost>
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At 01:32 AM 4/18/2001, Mike Meyer wrote: >> Fonts do not "produce" typefaces. They are >> renderings of typefaces. > >That's wrong. What Adobe calls fonts are programs That's because Adobe misuses the term. I come from a family which includes several generations of typesetters and type designers. The correct meaning of the word "font" has existed for hundreds of years, and abuse by one company can't change it. --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the messagehelp
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