Debian Bug report logs - #180188
ITA: defoma -- Debian Font Manager

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Mark Hedges <hedges@recyclecomputer.com>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: O: Defoma -- Debian Font Manager -- automatic font configuration framework.

Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 15:11:19 -0800

Package: wnpp
Version: N/A; reported 2003-02-07
Severity: normal

Defoma's maintainer does not respond to e-mail and the 
package has not been updated since last May.  The maintainer
take@debian.org has outstanding grave, serious and important
bug fixes pending in his list, has not filed a bug fix for
1 year and 20 days, and does not respond to e-mail questions.
The four most serious bug reports are 98 - 201 days old.

When installing true type fonts, Defoma's id-cache files
grow to extreme sizes, leading to consumption of 100% CPU
for hours while memory consumption grows to 140+ Megabytes.
(Using the Defoma-aware cvs versions of ttf-larabie-straight,
for example.)  I don't know how to fix this problem.  Fonts
are a key factor in the widespread use of Debian by everyday 
users.  Defoma is supposed to make font installation easier,
not more difficult, as it does.  Defoma needs serious work.

--mark--

The package description is:
 Defoma, which stands for DEbian FOnt MAnager, provides a framework of
 automatic font configuration. An application whose configuration of fonts
 requires users' hand can make the configuration process automated through
 Defoma, by installing a Defoma-configuration script to Defoma. The script
 gets called whenever a font is installed and removed, so that the script
 updates the configuration.
 Font packages should register their fonts to Defoma in order to have them
 configured automatically for applications.

Message #10 received at 180188@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Fielder George Dowding <fgdowding@iceworm-enterprises.net>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <180188@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: ITA

Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 23:41:44 -0900

Package: wnpp
Version: N/A; reported 2003-04-02
Followup-For: Bug #180188


-- System Information
Debian Release: 3.0
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux seth 2.4.18-k6 #1 Sun Apr 14 12:43:22 EST 2002 i586
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=

I intend to become the package maintainer for Defoma.

Fielder George Dowding
Chief Iceworm
fgdowding@iceworm-enterprises.net

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