Why does updater applet keep telling me to download Microsoft fonts?

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#1

Is this safe? A good idea? What’s causing this? It’s called “pullin-msttf-fonts”.

#2

Its not a good idea but its safe.

#3

Not a good idea because of the license? Or because it’s MS?

#4

There isn’t any license issue. It’s just a nuisance. One of my systems even got the message when I had the fonts already installed, so I downloaded again for a quiet life. :smiley:

#5

6tr6tr wrote:
> Is this safe? A good idea? What’s causing this? It’s called
> “pullin-msttf-fonts”.

you don’t have to have them, but most people dosince some applications
(like GoogleEarth and all else that runs in WINE) will/can use them…

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#6

On 2010-09-20 17:36, 6tr6tr wrote:
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> Is this safe? A good idea? What’s causing this? It’s called
> “pullin-msttf-fonts”.

Many web pages are designed to use them; so are many documents you might use (openoffice.org). So
yes, generally it is a good idea.

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Carlos E. R.
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