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At work we're using the Freetype library. I realized that for our application we needed both the patented and the unpatented hinters for various purposes, but I couldn't get both to work. Odd. So I started looking through the code. I figured out why both couldn't work together and I created a patch to fix the problem. It's one line. I was more surprised by the response from the developers:

...there is absolutely no use for the unpatented hinter if you already have the patented one.
     -- Dave Turner, Freetype

Yes, I went through learning the code of the library trying to find out why the feature wasn't working because I didn't need it. What a silly response. I guess I'm stuck maintaining a 'patched' version of freetype. I'd recommend you do too.

posted on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 at 11:49 | permanent link | 0 Comments

In discussing Linux PDAs I was ask what I used my Nokia 770 for on a daily basis. I posted a rather long list of uses. You might notice that list contains no items that are features listed by Nokia for the 770. Nokia marketing in their development of this device got every feature wrong for me except one, open. Now I have a device that I use daily and is critical to my work flow. That is the power of open.

posted on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 at 11:39 | permanent link | 0 Comments