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{{Entry | {{Entry | ||
|Name=Freefont | |Name=Freefont | ||
− | |Short description= | + | |Short description=UCS outline fonts. |
|Full description=The GNU FreeFont project aims to provide a useful set of free scalable (i.e., OpenType) fonts covering as much as possible of the ISO 10646/Unicode UCS (Universal Character Set). It includes: | |Full description=The GNU FreeFont project aims to provide a useful set of free scalable (i.e., OpenType) fonts covering as much as possible of the ISO 10646/Unicode UCS (Universal Character Set). It includes: | ||
<br /> | <br /> | ||
* Latin, Cyrillic, and Arabic, with supplements for many languages | * Latin, Cyrillic, and Arabic, with supplements for many languages | ||
* Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, Georgian, Thaana, Syriac | * Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, Georgian, Thaana, Syriac | ||
− | * Devanagari, Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Sinhala, Tamil, Malayalam | + | * Devanagari, Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Oriya, Sinhala, Tamil, Malayalam |
* Thai, Tai Le, Kayah Li, Hanunóo, Buginese | * Thai, Tai Le, Kayah Li, Hanunóo, Buginese | ||
* Cherokee, Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics | * Cherokee, Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics | ||
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* currency symbols, general punctuation and diacritical marks, dingbats | * currency symbols, general punctuation and diacritical marks, dingbats | ||
* mathematical symbols (including much of the TeX repertoire of symbols) | * mathematical symbols (including much of the TeX repertoire of symbols) | ||
− | * technical symbols: APL, OCR, arrows, | + | * technical symbols: [[APL]], OCR, arrows, |
* geometrical shapes, box drawing | * geometrical shapes, box drawing | ||
* musical symbols, gaming symbols (chess, checkers, mahjong), miscellaneous symbols | * musical symbols, gaming symbols (chess, checkers, mahjong), miscellaneous symbols | ||
<br /> | <br /> | ||
− | |Homepage URL= | + | |Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/freefont/ |
− | |Is | + | |Is High Priority Project=No |
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|VCS checkout command=svn co svn://svn.savannah.gnu.org/freefont/trunk/freefont | |VCS checkout command=svn co svn://svn.savannah.gnu.org/freefont/trunk/freefont | ||
|Computer languages=Spline Font Database (SFD) format | |Computer languages=Spline Font Database (SFD) format | ||
− | |Related projects=FontForge | + | |
+ | |Decommissioned or Obsolete=No | ||
+ | |Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/ | ||
+ | |Related projects=gnustandards,FontForge | ||
|Keywords=TrueType,font,printing,character set,OpenType,PostScript Type0,10646/Unicode UCS | |Keywords=TrueType,font,printing,character set,OpenType,PostScript Type0,10646/Unicode UCS | ||
− | |Version identifier= | + | |Version identifier=20120503 |
− | |Version date= | + | |Version date=2012/05/03 |
|Version status=beta | |Version status=beta | ||
− | |Version download= | + | |Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freefont/freefont-ttf-20120503.zip |
− | + | |Last review by=Bendikker | |
− | |Last review by= | + | |Last review date=2019/01/11 |
− | |Last review date= | ||
|Submitted by=Database conversion | |Submitted by=Database conversion | ||
− | |Submitted date=2011 | + | |Submitted date=2011/04/01 |
− | | | + | |User level=intermediate |
− | + | |Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/ | |
− | + | |Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes | |
− | | | + | |OpenPGP signature=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freefont/freefont-ttf-20120503.zip.sig |
− | | | + | |Test entry=No |
− | | | + | |Is GNU=Yes |
+ | |GNU package identifier=freefont | ||
+ | |Decommissioned/Obsolete=No | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Project license | {{Project license | ||
− | |License= | + | |License=GPLv3orlater with exception |
|License verified by=Kelly Hopkins | |License verified by=Kelly Hopkins | ||
|License verified date=2010-09-23 | |License verified date=2010-09-23 | ||
− | + | |License note=https://www.gnu.org/software/freefont/license.html | |
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− | |License note= | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Person | {{Person | ||
|Real name=Steve White | |Real name=Steve White | ||
|Role=Maintainer | |Role=Maintainer | ||
− | |Email= | + | |Email=stevan.white@googlemail.com |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Resource | ||
+ | |Resource audience=Debian (Ref) (R) | ||
+ | |Resource URL=https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/fonts-freefont | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Resource | ||
+ | |Resource audience=Debian (Ref) (R) | ||
+ | |Resource URL=https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/ttf-freefont | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Resource | ||
+ | |Resource audience=Debian (Ref) | ||
+ | |Resource URL=https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/freefont | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Resource | ||
+ | |Resource audience=Savannah (Ref) | ||
+ | |Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/freefont/ | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Resource | {{Resource | ||
− | |||
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview | |Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview | ||
− | |Resource URL= | + | |Resource URL=https://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/freefont |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Resource | ||
+ | |Resource kind=Mailing List | ||
+ | |Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freefont-bugs/ | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Resource | {{Resource | ||
− | + | |Resource kind=Mailing List | |
− | |Resource kind= | + | |Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freefont-announce/ |
− | |Resource URL=https:// | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Resource | {{Resource | ||
− | + | |Resource kind=Mailing List | |
− | |Resource kind=Mailing List | + | |Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/ |
− | |Resource URL=https:// | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Resource | {{Resource | ||
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|Resource kind=Download | |Resource kind=Download | ||
− | |Resource URL= | + | |Resource URL=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freefont/ |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Resource | ||
+ | |Resource kind=General | ||
+ | |Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/people/ | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Software category | {{Software category | ||
+ | |Runs-on=BSD, GNU/Linux | ||
|Text-creation=font | |Text-creation=font | ||
|Use=localization, printing, text-creation | |Use=localization, printing, text-creation | ||
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{{Software prerequisite | {{Software prerequisite | ||
|Prerequisite kind=Required to build | |Prerequisite kind=Required to build | ||
− | |Prerequisite description=FontForge (for compiling SFD to TrueType/OpenType/etc format) | + | |Prerequisite description=[[FontForge]] (for compiling SFD to TrueType/OpenType/etc format) |
}} | }} | ||
{{Software prerequisite | {{Software prerequisite | ||
|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite | |Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite | ||
− | |Prerequisite description=Python (used by automated build scripts, tests, etc) | + | |Prerequisite description=[[Python]] (used by automated build scripts, tests, etc) |
}} | }} | ||
{{Software prerequisite | {{Software prerequisite | ||
|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite | |Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite | ||
− | |Prerequisite description=make (convenient automated build from Makefile) | + | |Prerequisite description=[[make]] (convenient automated build from Makefile) |
}} | }} | ||
{{Featured}} | {{Featured}} |
Latest revision as of 14:52, 4 December 2020
Freefont
https://www.gnu.org/software/freefont/
UCS outline fonts.
The GNU FreeFont project aims to provide a useful set of free scalable (i.e., OpenType) fonts covering as much as possible of the ISO 10646/Unicode UCS (Universal Character Set). It includes:
- Latin, Cyrillic, and Arabic, with supplements for many languages
- Greek, Hebrew, Armenian, Georgian, Thaana, Syriac
- Devanagari, Bengali, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Oriya, Sinhala, Tamil, Malayalam
- Thai, Tai Le, Kayah Li, Hanunóo, Buginese
- Cherokee, Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
- Ethiopian, Tifnagh, Vai, Osmanya, Coptic
- Glagolitic, Gothic, Runic, Ugaritic, Old Persian, Phoenician, Old Italic
- Braille, International Phonetic Alphabet (and extensions)
- currency symbols, general punctuation and diacritical marks, dingbats
- mathematical symbols (including much of the TeX repertoire of symbols)
- technical symbols: APL, OCR, arrows,
- geometrical shapes, box drawing
- musical symbols, gaming symbols (chess, checkers, mahjong), miscellaneous symbols
This is a GNU package:
freefont
Download
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freefont/freefont-ttf-20120503.zip
Categories
Licensing
License
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Notes
License
Verified by
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Leaders and contributors
Contact(s) | Role |
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Steve White | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
Audience | Resource type | URI |
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Debian (Ref) (R) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/ttf-freefont | |
Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freefont-bugs/ | |
Debian (Ref) (R) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/fonts-freefont | |
VCS Repository Webview | https://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/freefont | |
Debian (Ref) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/freefont | |
Download | https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/freefont/ | |
Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/ | |
General | https://savannah.gnu.org/people/ | |
Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/freefont-announce/ | |
Savannah (Ref) | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/freefont/ |
Software prerequisites
Kind | Description |
---|---|
Weak prerequisite | Python (used by automated build scripts, tests, etc) |
Required to build | FontForge (for compiling SFD to TrueType/OpenType/etc format) |
Weak prerequisite | make (convenient automated build from Makefile) |
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