From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:08:48 +0200 From: Klaus Singvogel Message-ID: <20080423180848.GA19456@suse.de> References: <2F7D63A21DB2C74EB8EB8C09AF667DB0152D3819@eitc220.eitc.epson.com> <480F68C5.4070508@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <480F68C5.4070508@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Printing-architecture] LF Collaboration Summit Open Printing Minutes from Glen Petrie List-Id: Printing architecture under linux List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Till Kamppeter Cc: "Petrie, Glen" , printing-architecture@lists.linux-foundation.org Till Kamppeter wrote: [...] > > --- Glen is worried of extensibility of the dialog for manufacture. > > > > Manufacturer extensions cannot be done by means of executable code, as > printer drivers run on the server and server and client can be different > architectures. Manufacturer extensions can only be done by PPD options, > the custom options of CUPS allow extended data formats. [...] I agree. But want to point out that manufacturers should also keep in mind, that there is no _our_ nor any _single_ printer on _the_ only USB port. Means: LSB team should remember manufacturers regularly to avoid using a direct communication to "/dev/usb/lp*" (or similar) to a printer in their drivers. Thanks in advance. Kindly regards, Klaus. -- Klaus Singvogel - Maxfeldstr. 5 - 90409 Nuernberg - Germany Phone: +49-911-74053-0 GnuPG-Key-ID: 1024R/5068792D 1994-06-27 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg)