Bug 1387711 - Upgrade F25 freetype version to 2.7
Summary: Upgrade F25 freetype version to 2.7
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: freetype
Version: 25
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Marek Kašík
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Reported: 2016-10-21 15:48 UTC by perosredo
Modified: 2016-10-24 08:43 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2016-10-24 08:43:18 UTC
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Description perosredo 2016-10-21 15:48:59 UTC 
2.7 was released in early September and has significant improvements over 2.6.5, particularly with regard to subpixel hinting.

https://www.freetype.org/freetype2/docs/subpixel-hinting.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/4tb2dt/freetype_27_bringing_directwritecleartypelike/

This is a significant upgrade - the reddit thread has 450 upvotes - and should be included in F25.
Comment 1 Marek Kašík 2016-10-24 08:43:18 UTC 
2.7 is a major release which has some important changes. The release happened after Alpha freeze (actually after Alpha release). I don't rebase freetype after Alpha freeze.
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