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From: jim@ncd.COM (Jim Fulton)
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Subject: Re: How to Get 90 degree Rotated Fonts? [font server]
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Date: 10 Oct 90 15:41:21 GMT
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    However, even the "font server" needs to load the fonts into the X server,
    (I don't think that a font server creating a .bdf file somewhere,
     executing vendor-specific .bdf->server-format converter, munging servers
     font search path ... is a viable solution).

Like X, the font server will be a network protocol.  X servers will connect to
it and request font information (properties, glyphs, etc.).  Yes, this means
that vendors will have to upgrade their servers, but it will buy them quite a
lot:  simpler administration, greater interoperability, faster integration of
new font sources.