fonts: swap DuckSans → Fira Code (Fedora fira-code-fonts, SIL OFL 1.1)

README.md

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ install beyond the LUKS passphrase. Boot, set admin password, work.
   drop zone, kernel sysctl lockdown, NTS-authenticated NTP, DNS-over-TLS.
 - **3-mode power management** — `veilor-power save | mid | perf`, with
   AC/battery auto-switching via udev. Backed by tuned profiles.
-- **DuckSans system font** — variable font, single binary, low cache
-  footprint.
+- **Fira Code system font** — programming ligatures, monospace
+  consistency across UI + terminal. (DuckSans planned for v0.3.)
 - **Pure-black KDE color scheme** — `veilor-black` theme system-wide.
 - **LUKS2 + Secure Boot** — argon2id, aes-xts, btrfs subvolumes, zram swap
   (no disk swap, no cold-boot leak).
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ hardware.
 
 ## License
 
-MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE). DuckSans font ships under its own license; see
-`assets/fonts/ducksans/README.md`.
+MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE). Fira Code ships from Fedora's
+`fira-code-fonts` package under SIL OFL 1.1.

assets/fonts/ducksans/README.md

@@ -1,40 +1,15 @@
-# DuckSans
+# DuckSans (deferred to v0.3)
 
-DuckSans is a variable font commissioned by DuckDuckGo from Fontwerk
-(designer: Christoph Koeberlin, based on the Pangea typeface, 2026).
+veilor-os v0.1–v0.2 ship **Fira Code** as system font (SIL OFL 1.1,
+shipped via Fedora `fira-code-fonts` package — no license friction).
 
-## Why this font
+DuckSans (Fontwerk for DuckDuckGo, Koeberlin 2026) was the original
+target font. License terms TBD — likely Fontwerk commercial. Holding
+off until license verified and `.ttf` either:
 
-- **Variable font** — single binary covers full weight + width axis.
-  Smaller font cache, less I/O, fewer files for fontconfig to scan.
-- **Designed for text-heavy UIs** — high readability, good hinting.
-- **Recognizable but unbranded look** — distinctive without being kitsch.
+1. Confirmed redistributable → vendor here
+2. Forbids redistribution → kickstart fetches from authenticated
+   source at build time
 
-## Vendor instructions
-
-Drop the font files here:
-
-```
-assets/fonts/ducksans/DuckSans-VF.ttf
-```
-
-(plus optional italic axis if shipped separately)
-
-The build pipeline copies this directory to
-`/usr/share/fonts/ducksans/` in the installed system and runs
-`fc-cache -f`.
-
-## License
-
-DuckSans license terms TBD (Fontwerk commercial license vs SIL OFL).
-**Do not commit the .ttf to a public repo until license is verified.**
-
-If license forbids redistribution, the kickstart `%post` should fetch
-the font from an authenticated source at build time. See
-`build/build-iso.sh` for the pull point.
-
-## Fallback
-
-If DuckSans is not present, fontconfig falls through to the system
-default sans-serif. veilor-os will still install and run; the system
-font will just not be DuckSans.
+Until then this directory is empty. fontconfig falls through to
+Fira Code via `/etc/fonts/conf.d/55-veilor-firacode.conf`.

assets/kde/veilor-default.kdeglobals

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ ColorScheme=veilor-black
 Name=veilor black
 AccentColor=104,107,111
 LastUsedCustomAccentColor=104,107,111
-font=DuckSans,11,-1,5,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
-fixed=DuckSans Mono,10,-1,5,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
-menuFont=DuckSans,11,-1,5,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
-smallestReadableFont=DuckSans,9,-1,5,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
-toolBarFont=DuckSans,10,-1,5,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
+font=Fira Code,11,-1,5,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
+fixed=Fira Code,10,-1,5,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
+menuFont=Fira Code,11,-1,5,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
+smallestReadableFont=Fira Code,9,-1,5,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
+toolBarFont=Fira Code,10,-1,5,400,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
 
 [Icons]
 Theme=breeze-dark

kickstart/veilor-os.ks

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ NetworkManager-wifi
 # fonts
 fontconfig
 freetype
+fira-code-fonts
 
 # remove fluff
 -cups

scripts/kde-theme-apply.sh

@@ -22,25 +22,30 @@ install -d -m 0755 /etc/xdg/kdedefaults
 install -m 0644 "$REPO/assets/kde/veilor-default.kdeglobals" /etc/xdg/kdedefaults/kdeglobals
 ok "kdedefaults written"
 
-# ── DuckSans fontconfig default ──
-info "Setting DuckSans as default sans-serif"
+# ── Fira Code fontconfig default (monospace + UI) ──
+info "Setting Fira Code as default font"
+rpm -q fira-code-fonts &>/dev/null || dnf install -y fira-code-fonts
 install -d -m 0755 /etc/fonts/conf.d
-cat > /etc/fonts/conf.d/55-veilor-ducksans.conf << 'EOF'
+cat > /etc/fonts/conf.d/55-veilor-firacode.conf << 'EOF'
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM "fonts.dtd">
 <fontconfig>
+  <alias>
+    <family>monospace</family>
+    <prefer><family>Fira Code</family></prefer>
+  </alias>
   <alias>
     <family>sans-serif</family>
-    <prefer><family>DuckSans</family></prefer>
+    <prefer><family>Fira Code</family></prefer>
   </alias>
   <alias>
     <family>system-ui</family>
-    <prefer><family>DuckSans</family></prefer>
+    <prefer><family>Fira Code</family></prefer>
   </alias>
 </fontconfig>
 EOF
-fc-cache -f /usr/share/fonts/ducksans 2>/dev/null || true
-ok "fontconfig: DuckSans = default sans-serif"
+fc-cache -f 2>/dev/null || true
+ok "fontconfig: Fira Code = default font"
 
 # ── /etc/os-release branding ──
 info "Branding /etc/os-release"