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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 [[:Category:Fonts|fonts]] availability and text rendering/layouting in the distribution and its other Linux derivatives:
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.
 
Join us and help:
 
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! width="10%" | [[Join#Translator|Translator]]
! width="10%" | [[Join#Designer|Designer]]
! width="10%" | [[Join#ContentWriter|Content Writer]]
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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]] and [[Localization_fonts_requirements| localization]] reasons,
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* [[:Category:Fonts_packaging|package]] new fonts and font tools,
* 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,
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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,
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* document font creation tasks,
* document free/libre font release best practices,
* document free/libre font packaging.
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* [[:Category:Font wishlist| finding]] the best fonts to include, for [[:Category:International fonts| internationalization]] and [[Localization_fonts_requirements| localization]] reasons, or to please our [[:Category:Decorative fonts| artists]],
* [[:Category:Fonts_packaging|packaging]] new fonts and font tools,
* free/libre font evangelism: convince foundries to release fonts under a free/libre Fedora-friendly [[Legal_considerations_for_fonts| license]], recruit possible free/libre font authors…
* font [[Fonts_and_text-related_creative_tasks#font-creation| creation and design]],
* identifying font or text [[Fonts_and_text_quality_assurance| problems]] in applications and libraries,
* [[Fonts_and_text-related_creative_tasks| fixing]] them or getting them fixed,
* choosing good Fedora fonts defaults,
* etc


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]].

Revision as of 18:56, 14 February 2009

A page of the Fonts Special Interest Group

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.

Join us and help:

Fonts SIG activities
Activity OS Developer Translator Designer Content Writer People Person
  • package new fonts and font tools,
  • fix font or text problems in applications and libraries,
  • propose good Fedora fonts defaults,
  • identify font or text problems in applications and libraries,
  • convince foundries to release fonts under a free/libre Fedora-friendly license,
  • recruit possible free/libre font authors,
  • recruit new SIG members,
  • get font or text problems fixed,
  • document font creation tasks,
  • document free/libre font release best practices,
  • document free/libre font packaging.


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.
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