diff -u fontconfig-2.8.0/debian/changelog fontconfig-2.8.0/debian/changelog
--- fontconfig-2.8.0/debian/changelog
+++ fontconfig-2.8.0/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+fontconfig (2.8.0-2ubuntu2) lucid; urgency=low
+
+  * add debian/patches/08_no_nimbus_mapping.patch: remove mapping to
+    Nimbus fonts as they are rendered very poorly (LP: #41411)
+
+ -- Felix Geyer <debfx-pkg@fobos.de>  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:29:39 +0100
+
 fontconfig (2.8.0-2ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low
 
   * Merge from Debian testing, remaining changes: (LP: #490326)
diff -u fontconfig-2.8.0/debian/patches/series fontconfig-2.8.0/debian/patches/series
--- fontconfig-2.8.0/debian/patches/series
+++ fontconfig-2.8.0/debian/patches/series
@@ -6,0 +7 @@
+08_no_nimbus_mapping.patch
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- fontconfig-2.8.0.orig/debian/patches/08_no_nimbus_mapping.patch
+++ fontconfig-2.8.0/debian/patches/08_no_nimbus_mapping.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+Description: Remove mapping to Nimbus fonts as they are rendered very poorly
+Bug-Ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/41411
+Author: Felix Geyer <debfx-pkg@fobos.de>
+
+diff -Nur fontconfig-2.8.0.orig/conf.d/30-metric-aliases.conf fontconfig-2.8.0/conf.d/30-metric-aliases.conf
+--- fontconfig-2.8.0.orig/conf.d/30-metric-aliases.conf	2009-11-16 18:24:52.000000000 +0100
++++ fontconfig-2.8.0/conf.d/30-metric-aliases.conf	2010-03-12 12:11:55.964105961 +0100
+@@ -50,28 +50,6 @@
+ 
+ <!-- Map specifics to generics -->
+ 
+-	<!-- PostScript -->
+-	<alias binding="same">
+-	  <family>Nimbus Sans L</family>
+-	  <default>
+-	  <family>Helvetica</family>
+-	  </default>
+-	</alias>
+-
+-	<alias binding="same">
+-	  <family>Nimbus Roman No9 L</family>
+-	  <default>
+-	  <family>Times</family>
+-	  </default>
+-	</alias>
+-
+-	<alias binding="same">
+-	  <family>Nimbus Mono L</family>
+-	  <default>
+-	  <family>Courier</family>
+-	  </default>
+-	</alias>
+-
+ 
+ 	<!-- Microsoft -->
+ 	<alias binding="same">
+@@ -156,29 +134,6 @@
+ <!-- Map generics to specifics -->
+ 
+ 
+-	<!-- PostScript -->
+-	<alias binding="same">
+-	  <family>Helvetica</family>
+-	  <accept>
+-	  <family>Nimbus Sans L</family>
+-	  </accept>
+-	</alias>
+-
+-	<alias binding="same">
+-	  <family>Times</family>
+-	  <accept>
+-	  <family>Nimbus Roman No9 L</family>
+-	  </accept>
+-	</alias>
+-
+-	<alias binding="same">
+-	  <family>Courier</family>
+-	  <accept>
+-	  <family>Nimbus Mono L</family>
+-	  </accept>
+-	</alias>
+-
+-
+ 	<!-- Microsoft -->
+ 	<alias binding="same">
+ 	  <family>Arial</family>