Re: "Xfstt" for TT fonts -- how reliable?

[Brady Montz <bradym cs arizona edu>]

Benjamin Sher <sher07 bellsouth net> writes:

> Dear friends:
> 
> I went to www.freshmeat.net and using "Find" located Xfstt, the font
> server for True Type fonts. I would like very much to use it but I
> noticed right away the tell-tale sign of a program in development:
> 0.9.99, namely, the middle digit is odd, meaning that it is in
> development.
> 
> Have any of you used this program? Is it reliable in your opinion? And
> is the user taking a serious risk in using it at this stage of its
> development?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Benjamin
> 

First, I suspect that at least many, most likely most programs don't use the
linux convention of "odd middle digit=development." 

Second, I've used it for about a year, and never had any problems. Works well,
and easy to install. I can't vouch for any security holes, but I have the
kernel filter out all packets to it's port from other machines, so I'm not too
concerned about it.

-- 
 Brady Montz
 bradym cs arizona edu