[Bug 472835] New: Add VAG Rounded aliases to

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Summary: Add VAG Rounded aliases to

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=472835

           Summary: Add VAG Rounded aliases to
           Product: Fedora
           Version: rawhide
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: medium
          Priority: medium
         Component: mgopen-fonts
        AssignedTo: paskalis at di.uoa.gr
        ReportedBy: nicolas.mailhot at laposte.net
         QAContact: extras-qa at fedoraproject.org
                CC: paskalis at di.uoa.gr, fedora-fonts-bugs-list at redhat.com
            Blocks: 446451
    Classification: Fedora


Description of problem:

According to discussions on the Open Font Library List Modata is a derivative
of the well-known VAG Rounded font Volkwagen AG put in the public domain when
it had no longer use of it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VAG_Rounded
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/openfontlibrary/2008-November/001559.html

Therefore, the Fedora package shipping Modata should include aliasing rules
that tell fontconfig to use Modata when it encounters a document or web page
using VAG Rounded or one of its derivatives (it seems VAG rounded was good
enough every proprietary foundry jumped on it when it was PDed and created
their own version).

Common font names used by VAG derivatives are
"VAG Rounded Std"
"VAG Rundschrift"
"VAG Rounded"

This can be done at the time the package is converted to new F11 packaging
guidelines if FPC approves
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/Fonts_packaging_automation

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