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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/gnu-freefont/notes/README-downloads.txt b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/gnu-freefont/notes/README-downloads.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..b038215aa79 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/fonts/gnu-freefont/notes/README-downloads.txt @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +These are release versions of the GNU FreeFont fonts. + +You probably want to get just one of them, the one with the most recent date, +that matches your needs. + +As of the 2012 release, + +The "otf" files are OpenType, for use in most modern operating systems. + +The "ttf" files are TrueType, (strongly) preferred for Windows. + +The "woff" files are Web Open Font Format files, for use as Web fonts. + +The "src" and "sfd" files hold FontForge "Spline Font Database" files, +for use by font developers. + +The ".sig" files are an accountability requirement of GNU upload policies. +You probably don't need that. + +(In releases prior to 2012, OpenType was preferred for Windows, and TrueType +for other systems. The essential difference is that now the internal format +of the letters in the OpenType files is cubic spline (PostScript) and of the +TrueType is quadratic spline (TrueType).) |