I think base are the basic TeX fonts, probably Computer Modern and Latin Modern. Third is third-party. Best, Mica On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 12:14 PM, john Culleton wrote:

I note that in texlive 2013 the typescripts are found in two subdirectories, "base" and "third". Is there a reason for this subdivision or is it just an accident of history?

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