multiuser X [Re: empty charset registry?]

[Ilya N. Golubev]

> fonts.alias file to it with such a mapping, and adding that directory to
> your font path with xset fp+ ? 

This again assumes personal computer (that is, totally controlled by
single person).  Random x server does not have to allow arbitrary
`xset fp+', and dedicated x server may not have user accessible file
system at all.  (Call such a servers legacy if you like.)

Or consider a quite modern machine with display(s) of its own, but
again used by multiple users.  X servers on these displays are run by
`root' (or other special user, as opposed to regular user accounts
running x clients).  Some font data are (or may be) Turing- powerful
programs (postscript).  This is a strong (security) reason to set up
these servers to refuse `xset fp+' for any directory outside a list
explicitly specified by administrator.  That is, currently have not an
instance of such a server readily at hand.  OTOH, if faced it, would
not be surprised.  Neither would object to that policy of its
administrator.