BeOS and SDL port

The Mighty Mike Master wrote:

Hi,
I’m interested in putting text labels in my SDL applications but
I’m terrified to use Sam’s sdl_ttf stuff from the SDL site because of
the concern over TrueType patents. Does anyone know of another viable font
solution?

Civilization: CTP used a version of the freetype engine didn’t it?

The Mighty Mike Master wrote:

Hi,
I’m interested in putting text labels in my SDL applications but
I’m terrified to use Sam’s sdl_ttf stuff from the SDL site because of
the concern over TrueType patents. Does anyone know of another viable font
solution?

Civilization: CTP used a version of the freetype engine didn’t it?

Yep.

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