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Fontconfig does the following:

 * discover new fonts when installed automatically, removing a common source
   of configuration problems.
 * perform font name substitution, so that appropriate alternative fonts can
   be selected if fonts are missing.
 * identify the set of fonts required to completely cover a set of languages.
 * have GUI configuration tools built as it uses an XML-based configuration
   file (though with autodiscovery, we believe this need is minimized).
 * efficiently and quickly find the fonts you need among the set of fonts
   you have installed, even if you have installed thousands of fonts, while
   minimzing memory usage.
 * be used in concert with the X Render Extension and FreeType to implement
   high quality, anti-aliased and subpixel rendered text on a display.