[Ubuntu] Mapserver build without fribidi support

[Jochen Topf]

On Thu, Oct 08, 2009 at 08:39:21AM -0400, Alan Boudreault wrote:
> Personnally, I don't think this add would be valuable to be included in the 
> debian package. There are probably a few other options that aren't compiled by 
> default but much more used by users. 

Then include those, too.

> Hope you understand my point. I would suggest you send an email on the 
> debianGIS mailing list to see their opinion.

No, I don't understand your point. How can I understand it when you have given
no reason except that you think its not valuable when clearly there are people
out there who could use this functionality. About everybody making
OpenStreetMap maps for instance, they are full of Hewbrew and Arabic texts. And
I haven't heard any reason why including it would be problematic.

I applaud all the work that you and others put into maintaining those packages.
Wouldn't it make sense to make them useful to as many people as possible?

Jochen
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