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minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·5 days agoJava was stagnating under Sun, unfortunately. I hate to say it, but Oracle probably saved Java.
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 days agoBut!.. Sun Java included internationalized set of Lucida fonts with proper hinting. Oracle removed that for whatever reason.
Java was stagnating under Sun, unfortunately. I hate to say it, but Oracle probably saved Java.
But!.. Sun Java included internationalized set of Lucida fonts with proper hinting. Oracle removed that for whatever reason.
Haha. I guess I never noticed.