Fwd: how to add a packages to rpmfusion: cairo, libXft, freetype

[David Hláčik]

Hi guys,

I have finally finished my LCD patched packages which provides "clear-type
like" experience for Fedora Users.
Please have a look at https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=547
I need a sponsor as I am a new there.

To describe myself :

I am 24 years Linux IT administrator, freelance developer (I already have 3
commercially attractive projects) . I am open source enthusiast, working
with Fedora since FC6 .
I am working for very well known company which develops application
management software. I am preparing Linux RPM packages for our products
there.


Thanks,

David


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Hláčik <david at hlacik.eu>
Date: Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Subject: how to add a packages to rpmfusion: cairo, libXft, freetype
To: rpmfusion-users at lists.rpmfusion.org


Hi,

long time ago I promised to create packages suitable for rpmfusion for
following :

 Request: freetype (with patches to support subpixel rendering and bytecode
interpreter)
 Summary: A free and portable font rendering engine
 URL: http://www.freetype.org
 Why not in Fedora: Patent issues regarding cleartype filtering and bytecode
interpreter
 Notes: this package should be part of a logical group of other patched
packages supporting better subpixel rendering in Fedora, to bring up the
font rendering to the level of Ubuntu, Windows XP/Vista and MacOS/X. These
packages are: cairo, freetype, fontconfig, libXft (and maybe pixman, this
should be checked). Source packages already exist with patches supporting
these features for all the above packages at: ftp://brebs.me.uk/fedora/10/.
Further info: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-186789.html

 Request: cairo (with patches to support cleartype filtering)
 Summary: A vector graphics library
 URL: http://cairographics.org
 Why not in Fedora: Patent issues regarding cleartype filtering
 Notes: this package should be part of a logical group of other patched
packages supporting better subpixel rendering in Fedora, to bring up the
font rendering to the level of Ubuntu, Windows XP/Vista and MacOS/X. These
packages are: cairo, freetype, fontconfig, libXft (and maybe pixman, this
should be checked). Source packages already exist with patches supporting
these features for all the above packages at: ftp://brebs.me.uk/fedora/10/.
Further info: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-186789.html

Request: libXft (with cleartype filtering patches)
 Summary: X.Org X11 libXft runtime library
 URL: http://www.x.org
 Why not in Fedora: Patent issues regarding cleartype filtering
 Notes: this package should be part of a logical group of other patched
packages supporting better subpixel rendering in Fedora, to bring up the
font rendering to the level of Ubuntu, Windows XP/Vista and MacOS/X. These
packages are: cairo, freetype, fontconfig, libXft (and maybe pixman, this
should be checked). Source packages already exist with patches supporting
these features for all the above packages at: ftp://brebs.me.uk/fedora/10/.
Further info: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-186789.html

I would like to implement them the same way as freetype-freeworld is
implemented (by owerriding library in ld.so.config).
Those packages will come from original fedora cairo,libXft,freetype packages
and will be patched with LCD filter patch , named afterwards as
freetype-freeworld, cairo-freeworld, libXft-freeworld. So we can catch the
Ubuntu and have the nice fonts afterwards :).

I am using those packages on my own, have them prepared (not overriding
libraries now) for fedora 10 and it looks awesome.

How should I proceed with this, to be sure, that my effort invested to
development this packages will by payed by including those packages to
rpmfusion-nonfree repository (and writing short howto on rpmfusion.org wiki)
to make people aware of that.

Thanks,

David Hlacik
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