Bug#904257: [printer-driver-escpr] Missing drivers for "Expression Premium XP-6000"
On Wed 25 Jul 2018 at 09:09:14 +0200, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote:
> Control: reassign -1 wnpp
> Control: retitle -1 ITP: epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2 - Epson Printer Driver ESC/P-R Driver 2
> Control: severity -1 wishlist
> Control: owner -1 !
> Control: affects -1 src:printer-driver-escpr
>
> Hi Robert,
>
> Le dimanche, 22 juillet 2018, 13.09:39 h CEST Robert Braumann a écrit :
> > got an "EPSON Expression Premium XP-6000", but unfortunately there are no
> > drivers for it in "printer-driver-escpr". Please add the driver for the
> > "XP-6000" to the package.
>
> According to Epson's download center [0], the XP-6000 series printers
> need the printer-driver-escpr2 driver, which is a new package that needs
> to be prepared and uploaded:
>
> Package name : epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2
> Version : 1.0.18
> Upstream Author : Seiko Epson Corporation
> URL : http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/searchModule
> License : LGPL2.1 + EPSON restrictions
> Programming Lang: C
> Description : Epson Inkjet Printer Driver 2 (ESC/P-R)
>
> This would be maintained under the Debian Printing Team umbrella.
>
> That said, given this COPYING.EPSON at the root of the tarball, I'm afraid
> it might be non-free. It might not even be redistributable:
>
> In particular:
> > This software includes source codes which are distributed under GNU Lesser General
> > Public License v2.1 (COPYING.LIB). This software also includes objects codes
> > which are distributed under the conditions of
> > SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT(COPYING.EPSON).
>
> and:
> > 2. Other Rights and Limitations. You agree not to modify, adapt or
> > translate the Software. You also agree not to attempt to reverse
> > engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the
> > source code of the Software
>
> Indeed, the tarball contains escprlib/lib/libescpr2*.a
>
> I'll check if these can be recompiled, but I really doubt it.
>
> You will have to download the .deb for yourself I'm afraid.
>
> Cheers,
> OdyX
> [0] http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/searchModule
According to
https://www.epson.co.uk/viewcon/corporatesite/site/149/products/mainunits/specs/21503
this printer is an AirPrint and Google Cloud Print printer, so it should
be capable of operating without a driver from Epson:
https://wiki.debian.org/DriverlessPrinting
Regards,
Brian.
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