behdadMar 4

HarfBuzz 13.0.0 released with new experimental features: `hb-vector` for vector output of glyph outlines to SVG and `hb-raster` for rasterizing glyphs to A8 / BGRA32 images, among other features.

I would like to welcome our new contributors: Claude & Codex, without whom these new features would not have been possible.

https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/tag/13.0.0

Release 13.0.0 · harfbuzz/harfbuzz

New experimental drawing and rendering libraries: New public hb-vector API for vector output of glyph outlines. The only supported output format currently is SVG. The new API is available in a sep...

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Show threadgaytabaseMar 4
@behdad extremely disappointed to hear harfbuzz now includes AI contributions. will be replacing harfbuzz in all my software accordingly.
Show threadMax IorshMar 4
@dysfun @behdad
I understand your sentiment, but replacing with what? Uniscribe?
Show threadmccMar 4
@iorsh @dysfun @behdad My preference at this point would be to go back to Harfbuzz 12, fork from there, and resume requiring contributors to agree to a DCO that affirms they did not use LLMs
Show threadMax IorshMar 5
@mcc @dysfun @behdad
That's an interesting approach. I admit I'm a bit cynical here, as I myself just started to use it quite extensively after a long period of scepticism. But at least forking is somehow practical.
Show threadKhaled HosnyMar 5

@iorsh You approved FontForge PRs co-authored by Claude Code, are you going to fork FontForge as well?

@mcc @dysfun @behdad

Show threadMax Iorsh
@khaled
I said I understand @dysfun's sentiment, I didn't say I support it.
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Show threadKhaled HosnyMar 5
@iorsh I misread you then. I was sincerely curious. @dysfun