DejaVu font wins its way into Fedora Linux
A proposal has prevailed to make the open-source DejaVu font project the default used in Red Hat's upcoming Fedora Core 6 version of Linux. The font replaces Vera, a previous font released by Bistream, on which DejaVu is based. Fedora Core 6 is due Oct. 9.
The font is set to be included in the new version, which is designed for enthusiasts and those who want a preview of technology later released in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, according to a mailing list posting Monday from release engineer Jesse Keating announcing the new "Test2" version of Fedora.
That version also includes gcjwebplugin, a plug-in that lets Mozilla and Firefox Web browsers run Java applets. However, that decision may not be permanent, Red Hat programmer Tom Fitzsimmons said in a mailing list posting when gcjwebplugin was added into the cutting-edge Rawhide version of Fedora.
"If the reaction turns out to be overly negative...we can always make gcjwebplugin not installed by default, for FC6 Test3," Fitzsimmons said.
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