On 2/13/23 10:00, Brian wrote:
On Mon 13 Feb 2023 at 09:30:32 -0500, gene heskett wrote:On 2/13/23 06:01, Brian wrote:On Mon 13 Feb 2023 at 09:25:15 +0100, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:On Sun, Feb 12, 2023 at 07:12:42PM +0000, Brian wrote: [...]Fortunately, the vast majority of users with a modern printer have not taken a similar view. They now enjoy an effortless and enjoyable printing experience.My printer is all well, thankyouverymuch. Whenever I'm after an "experience", I take my bike and ride to the mountains, very enjoyable :)Such a journey would give ample opportunity to ponder why mDNS multicasting is welcomed by so many users and whether you will embrace it when CUPS ceases to support legacy printers. :)Precisely the unsaid point of my last post. That will be the impetus to fork cups.That's very doubtful. The printing system's New Architecture includes extensive and sound provision to support legacy printers. More or less, all the PPD's and drivers distributed by Debian are catered for.
The idea is fine, Brian, but for Brother stuff, its crippling. A multitray printer is restricted to the most expensive paper, where duplex does not work either. In 2023, that is Unforgivable.
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