Re: How to include updated version of my fonts in Fedora

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I have filed a review request for inclusion of fbf-mukti-fonts (which
were earlier part of font-bengali package as MuktiNarrow
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2048456
Hope to get sponsor when approved.
Thanks
Anirban

On 30/01/2022, Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I can't find it as a retired package in dist-git... it was probably too
> long
> ago. I would suggest just going through the regular process for a new
> package.
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 29, 2022 at 07:35:57AM +0530, Anirban Mitra wrote:
>> Yes, my fonts are distributed under GPL3 with font exception. MuktiNarrow
>> was part of Fedora from 2003 to 2006. It was later retired as font
>> exception clause was not there in font licence. Version 1.99 and 2.1 was
>> distributed under GPL2+ font exception and current version of Mukti font
>> is
>> distributed under GPL3+ font exception.
>> Thanks
>> Anirban
>>
>> On Sat, 29 Jan 2022, 3:47 am Matthew Miller, <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Probably! Is your font under an open source license?
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 05:27:03AM +0530, Anirban Mitra wrote:
>> > > If I want to package and submit my font for consideration for
>> > > inclusion
>> > by
>> > > Fedora,  can I do it?
>> > > -Anir
>> > >
>> > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2022, 10:58 pm Tom Callaway, <spotrh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Normally, this would be as simple as updating the font packages to
>> > > > use
>> > the
>> > > > newer versions of the fonts, but I cannot see any font packages in
>> > Fedora
>> > > > which include these fonts (Ani, Mitramono, MuktiNarrow).
>> > > >
>> > > > If these fonts are not packaged in Fedora (or if they were but have
>> > been
>> > > > retired), new packages will need to be made and reviewed first.
>> > > > Note:
>> > I am
>> > > > not volunteering for this task, because I have more than enough on
>> > > > my
>> > plate
>> > > > at the moment without picking up three new font packages.
>> > > >
>> > > > ~spot
>> > > >
>> > > > On Sat, Jan 15, 2022 at 10:22 PM Anirban Mitra <
>> > mitradranirban@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > > > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > >> I am the developer of Open source OpenType fonts Ani, Mitramono,
>> > > >> and
>> > > >> MuktiNarrow. My fonts are part of Fedora/Redhat distribution since
>> > 2003.
>> > > >> Since then I have upgraded my fonts and bugfixed them. However
>> > > >> newer
>> > > >> versions were not included in Fedora. The fonts are currently
>> > > >> hosted
>> > in
>> > > >> https://github.com/mitradranirban/fonts-fbf-beng and
>> > > >> https://github.com/mitradranirban/fonts-mukti. How can the newer
>> > > >> and
>> > > >> better versions be a part of Fedora distribution?
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