Re: Where should the modular X11R7 fonts get installed to?

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On Sunday 06 November 2005 10:13, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> I'm currently of the opinion that we should install the X.Org
> fonts into "/usr/share/fonts/X11", to have them installed into
> an FHS compliant location, but also in their own namespace, thus
> avoiding conflicts with other packages.
>
> Another possibility, is to install them into /usr/share/X11/fonts,
> which would also be FHS compliant, and put more strength on the
> namespacing aspect, but also grouping the X font files along with
> other architecture independent data included with X.

Either will work and I can live with either.  However, I lean toward having 
ALL fonts under /usr/share/fonts and, thus, /usr/share/fonts/X11 is my 
preference.

Now to just get every other font packager to put their fonts 
under /usr/share/fonts ;)
-- 
Gene

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