Poor State of Linux Fonts

Working on site with a client reminded me of how poor font rendering is on Linux, and what little progress has been made since I stopped using Linux on the desktop almost two years ago. While trying to work on a document with a couple of Linux users I have noticed how poor hinting and spacing is on both Fedora and Ubuntu Linux. I can accept not being able to properly render proprietary fonts but Fedora is using Liberation fonts that are licensed under GPL and Ubuntu is using Numbus Roman that is also licensed under GPL.

Default settings for OpenOffice.org under Fedora Linux

Default settings for OpenOffice.org under Ubuntu Linux