[tex-live] Include type1 package for Garamond fonts

[Reinhard Kotucha]

On 23 February 2010 Pander wrote:

 > Reinhard Kotucha wrote:
 > > On 19 January 2010 Norbert Preining wrote:
 > > 
 > >  > On Di, 19 Jan 2010, Wolfgang Keller wrote:
 > >  > > Is there any chance that some guru may re-package the "enhanced"
 > >  > > Garamond package from 
 > >  > > http://gael-varoquaux.info/computers/garamond/index.html (including
 > >  > > small caps and old-style figures) for use with TeX Live anytime soon? 
 > >  > 
 > >  > Convince him that he uploads these packages to CTAN. Then there might
 > >  > be a chance.
 > > 
 > > Better not!
 > > 
 > > Someone already asked before.  These fonts are modified versions of
 > > the original URW GaramondNo8 available by getnonfreefonts, but neither
 > > /FontName was changed, nor the /UniqueID, nor font filenames.  This
 > > will definitely clash with the original fonts.
 > > 
 > > And there are no small caps, only OsF, BTW.
 > > 
 > > I'll contact the author, but I'd like to have a closer look first.
 > 
 > Reinhard,
 > 
 > Do you have an update regarding this issue?

Yes, I contacted Gael Varoquaux and he told me:

 > The situation with these fonts is that I did them at the request of
 > a friend, years ago, and then put them on Internet. I have not
 > modified them at all in all these years, and my knowledge of the
 > details of LaTeX fonts has dwindled away. By now modifying anything
 > would require me to relearn how to do it, and I don't have time.

Doesn't sound promising.

Regards,
  Reinhard

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