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>In Java 6, the addition of the Ubuntu fontconfig files in update 17 seems to
> have introduced this issue (CR 6551584).
Sounds like a different issue and its possible that in JDK 6 it could be fixed differently.
In which case this backport likely should be closed as not an issue and a separate bug filed. Needs verification.