I don't understand the "permission" aspect of having LibreOffice install fonts automatically. If a user is voluntarily installing the program, then they should accept whatever modifications the program performs.
a) Does a user expect an office suite to install additional fonts?
b) Can their OS survive the addition of fonts?
How many fonts can be installed in Win7 before it blows up? I don't
remember the number, but it is low enough that people can, and do hit
the limit, just by installing additional non-MS software.
Windows is not the only OS that can blow up, because too many fonts are
installed. Admittedly, users have to work at installing fonts, for Linux
to blow up.
one thing if LibreOffice was installing a virus--it's simply installing fonts which provide for a better user experience. It seems like it would
When an OS blows up because of too many fonts, the effect is the same as
if the OS had been hit by a virus.
jonathon