Fedora 11 font package changes proposal (renames, splits, etc)

[Qianqian Fang]

One of the font packages that I am maintaining, wqy-zenhei-fonts, recently
added a monospaced face (WenQuanYi Zen Hei Mono), via ttc. Because
the original sans face and the mono face co-exist in the same font file
(almost the same size as single face ones), so I guess there is no need to
worry about splitting.

Also, android SDK was released in Oct. It contains a very nice unicode
font, Droid Sans Fallback (containing 14000 Hanzi glyphs), and is licensed
under Apache2 license. I am now working on some extension of this font
and hopefully make another WenQuanYi font package for F11.

Nicolas Mailhot wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If you've received this message directly (not via a list) you're
> concerned by the font package changes proposed for Fedora 11:
> — the changes touch one of your packages or
> — the changes touch/need one component you're lead on (comps, packagedb,
> rpm…)
>
> Please reply to the fedora fonts list however to keep the discussion in
> a single place.
>
> The complete list of proposed changes is published there
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fonts_SIG_Fedora_11_packaging_changes
>
> All is open to discussion, and it's on a wiki page, so don't hesitate to
> complete/correct it.
>
> This list is pretty ambitious and requires buy-in by many people to be
> executed properly. Not to mention that the Fedora 11 cycle will start
> soon. Please do respond to the list, stating:
> — your requests and comments (if any)
> — if you will change your packages along those lines for Fedora 11
> — if you will allow other packagers to change your packages in your
> stead
> — if you totally object to one part of the proposal, and why
>
> Unless there is strong opposition I will apply those changes to my own
> packages (and to vera and liberation if their maintainers are ok with
> it). However, to be effective, other packagers must change their
> packages too.
>
>
> ▶▶▶ Short proposal summary:
>
> ▶ package renames, to fix the naming discrepancies that have crept in
> with the repository growth 
> (different packagers followed different conventions)
>
> ▶ package splits, to offer more flexibility to spin groups and fedora
> users
>
> ▶ new comps groups, to group related fonts together
> (gfs fonts, sil fonts, etc)
>
> ▶ reminder of the ongoing fontconfig guidelines change
> (still waiting for fontconfig upstream to comment on)
>
> ▶ new packaging template and macros
> (to put in rpm? some other place?)
>
>
> ▶▶▶ Rationale:
>
> ▶ help spins and users
>
> Wanting serif from dejavu, mono from liberation, and sans from tiresias,
> without dragging in all the other dejavu/liberation/tiresias fonts is a
> valid setup.
>
> ▶ help packagers and package reviewers
>
> Inconsistent repository and fuzzy rules mean package reviews drag on
> while the kinks are ironed out, which is not fun at all for everyone
> involved. Much better to have clear conventions packagers can identify
> before hitting review stage.
>
>
> ▶▶▶ Proof of concept:
>
> Dejavu has been used to proof the concepts in rawhide (cf the wiki page)
>
>
> I hope those proposals will be agreeable to everyone.
>
> Regards,
>
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