On 2009-08-27 at 17:35:04 [+0200], Michael Lotz <mmlr@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > A totally different story here is that Ubuntu has the patented hinting > > as > > well as the patented sub-pixel rendering turned on. We have turned both > > off > > Sorry, but if Ubuntu can have them on, why exactly can't we? I understand > that there are patents involved, but we certainly aren't the first to run > into that problem. How do the Ubuntu guys go about that issue then? Do > you have to explicitly enable that during installation or download a > special build to get them? These are enabled in the default Ubuntu images. My memory may easily fool me, but do Canonical and Microsoft not have a mutual patent usage thingy signed? Best regards, -Stephan