Re: systemd situation in Jesssie
On 20140519_1304+0400, Reco wrote:
> Hi.
>
> On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 10:30:45AM +0200, Erwan David wrote:
> > And can you explain why hplip depends on systemd ?
>
> One reason IMO - PolicyKit.
>
> The better question is - why hplip (which is also used on print servers
> which have to X installed) is depending on PolicyKit (which is
> desktop-only gizmo).
>
> Reco
I believe hplip is maintained by the same people who maintain CUPS. If
not the two groups are certainly in constant friendly communication.
And in friendly communication with Apple, which has its on axe(s) to
grind. Imagine the consequences for Apple if CUPS became obsolete and
unuseable to Apple, because of a future trend in networked computing.
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Paul E Condon
pecondon@mesanetworks.net
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