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GNU Unifont
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Name of the software: GNU Unifont

Project Homepage: https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/unifont/

Why we should include this into the repository, i.e. what does it do that the alternatives do not?: It is the most comprehensive font package, especially for the more obscure and esoteric unicode symbols. As of yet, there is no package in the Solus repo that performs this function to the extent that Unifont does.

Is it open source?: "The source code is licensed under GPLv2+. The font is licensed under GPLv2+ with GNU's font embedding exception. The Unifont Texinfo manual is licensed under GFDLv1.3+." taken from the website.

Most up to date version: https://mirror.squ.edu.om/gnu/unifont/unifont-14.0.01/

Event Timeline

GrapplingHooks created this task.Nov 27 2021, 6:19 AM
DataDrake triaged this task as Wishlist priority.Jan 21 2022, 8:27 AM
DataDrake moved this task from Backlog to Accepted For Inclusion on the Package Requests board.
Herald added a project: Needs Maintainer. · View Herald TranscriptJan 21 2022, 8:27 AM
DataDrake closed this task as Frozen.Feb 21 2022, 7:28 AM
DataDrake added a subscriber: DataDrake.

This has sat in accepted for inclusion for over 30 days. Clearly, there is a lack of demand for the inclusion of this software, nobody has stepped up to provide a completed patch, maintain it, and properly integrate it. Closing as a result. Feel free to reopen but only when someone offers a patch via our proper patch submission methods and volunteers to be maintainer.

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