Bug#173803: ITP: WvPrint -- Printing System for Linux that makes installing printers truly plug and play

[Patrick Patterson <ppatters@nit.ca>]

Hi Marcelo:

Sorry, we decided that since we could do everything that CUPS does in about 
1/3 the space, we didn't go that route ;)

At the moment, all that WvPrint does is autodetect the printer, and set up the 
filters for you automagically. (just run it, and it works... no fiddling at 
all with conf files or anything) (it goes without saying that it handles 
queuing, and job management).

By the time it actually makes it into Debian, the idea is that it will also 
(optionally), autodetect network printers, and other WvPrint printers (and if 
we can figure out how to do it optimally, SMB/AD shared printers).

And since this is being written in the same manner that WvDial was, but taking 
advantage of the lessons we learned from that, we are hoping that we can 
release this without security holes, with as high, or higher level of ease of 
use, and still keep it small, fast, and easy to maintain ;)

On Friday 20 December 2002 17:21, Marcelo E. Magallon wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 03:28:29PM -0500, Patrick Patterson wrote:
>  >  WvPrint is the first print system for Linux that makes installing
>  >  printing intuitive. Just plug in your printer, and WvPrint takes
>  >  care of the rest.
>
>  Uses CUPS, hopefully?

-- 
Patrick Patterson
Open Source Ambassador
Net Integration Technologies