Bug#814930: jessie-pu: package hplip/3.15.11+repack0-1
Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
Tags: jessie
User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
Usertags: pu
I asked the printing people how they felt about an backport of hplip,
and OdyX suggested [0]:
> As far as I remember (but could never take the time to actively
> check), the Debian Stable Managers were open to update packages in
> Stable for hardware support (and "new HP Printer" would qualify). I
> haven't checked the hplip code to see whether a full new upstream
> release would make sense over backporting specific parts though.
> tl;dr: I'd check with the SRMs first.
How would you feel about a wholesale backport of hplip, to stable?
No debdiff attached, because it's scary huge. Not even a diffstat,
because:
> 4362 files changed, 1703256 insertions(+), 17230 deletions(-)
[0]: https://lists.debian.org/3588455.xzKu8qgoUi@odyx.org
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