DesktopLinux: Lycoris First Licensee of Technology from Digital Font Leader Bitstream

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 13, 2004

“Lycoris says it is enhancing the look, feel, and usability of
the Linux desktop by licensing high quality fonts from the first
independent digital font foundry foundry, Bitstream. The Maple
Valley, WA-based company says it is also the first vendor to sign
an agreement for advanced font technology in an open source
distribution, reinforcing its commitment to customer usability and
readability, and advancing the maturity of the Linux desktop.
Lycoris is including Bitstream’s btX2 rendering engine and a core
set of 13 delta-hinted screen fonts across its Lycoris product
line…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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