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Lycoris licenses Bitstream fonts

The Linux startup adds TrueType, Opentype and PostScript font capability to its version of the desktop operating system.

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Lycoris, a start-up selling Linux for ordinary PC use, has licensed font technology from Bitstream, the company said. Lycoris will use Bitstream's btX2 software for drawing fonts on a computer screen and 13 typefaces

The software can display TrueType, Opentype and PostScript fonts, the companies said. The software will be used in all Lycoris's products: Desktop/LX Personal, Desktop/LX InterConnect and Desktop/LX Tablet Edition.