Ubuntu starting with version 7.10 kicks OSX butt when it comes to font rendering. The default setting is not-so-awesome (I suspect to cater to folks transitioni

Ubuntu starting with version 7.10 kicks OSX butt when it comes to font rendering. The default setting is not-so-awesome (I suspect to cater to folks transitioning from Windows, since it's a bit Windows-like) but if you configure it to slight hinting + subpixel smoothing (I suspect this is what KDE does), it destroys everything else. My few Mac-loving friends (and even wife) agree. Linux font superiority isn't as noticeable on English alphabet, but with other languages it especially shines. That's the power of free software for you: people in those countries made sure their language is getting premium treatment so they worked with FreeType guys, while Apple had to deal with "priorities".