From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Message-ID: <43E704F5.6040003@fxpsc.co.jp> Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:12:37 +0900 From: Osamu MIHARA MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-2022-JP Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [Printing-architecture] Printing Summit memo (for tomorrow sc meeting) List-Id: Printing architecture under linux List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: printing-sc@freestandards.org, printing-architecture@freestandards.org Hi, Here I compile opinions of member in FSG/OP Japan. Unfortunately, I cannot attend tomorrow meeting, but please discuss what we should do for the printing summit. ================ Memorandum - OSDL DTL Printing Summit 2006 In this memorandum, we are trying to summarize our opinion and stance for OSDL DTL Printing Summit as OpenPrinting WG Japan, and propose them to OpenPrinting Steering Committee and Chair (Mr. Norm Jacobson). $$$ Background $$$ a. The Portland meeting regarding Desktop Linux has been held in Dec. last year in Oregon sponsored by OSDL. In the meeting, current status and problems about desktop printing in Linux were discussed and, as a result, "Printing Summit" conference was proposed. However, it seems that following are obscure. - The purpose and scope of the activity of DTL. - The purpose of assumed target of Printing Summit 2006 - Relationship with FSG/OP. b. In the past, Printing Summits has been held twice in 2000 and 2001, and people working for various printing projects has discussed about problems and solutions in printing environment. AS a conclusion, OpenPrinting WG has been established as one of the work group of Free Standards Group in order to study printing APIs for the next generation of Linux environment. c. On the other hand, it seems that, from the impression of the agenda, existing printing systems, such as Foomatic, are focused and set as subjects in the coming Printing Summit, which is similar to LSM2004/2005. We are afraid that there is a gap between activities, purpose and positioning of FSG/OP to defining standard API and the objective of the Summit, furthermore, it also has difference between objective of OSDL DTL group to promote Linux as a desktop system. d. The purpose of FSG/OP is to study and standardize APIs between sub-components of printing system, not to develop software in general meaning. It is for enabling integration of a printing system, combining each sub-components, such as spooler, driver and applications, gluing by standardized printing API. $$$ Positioning of OSDL DTL Printing Summit in FSG/OP and Plan for the Summit $$$ We recognize the Summit as a opportunity to introduce our achievement and problems we have, by revising the information we have shown in last Printing Summit/LSM. Presentation #1: Update the presentation of LSM2004 and present it to introduce FSG/OPs purpose, activity and achievement. (Glen Patrie) - Architecture - PAPI/JTAPI - Approved specs. - Driver/PCM - on going specs. - others to be defined Presentation #2: Explain each implementation by Japan team under the agency fund. (To be assigned) - Vector Driver - PDF Renderer Also explain about next implementation plan - PAPI - JTAPI Demonstration (possibly a video): (To be assigned) - Printing on Laser Printers using vector driver Introduction of the new API (To be assigned) - PCM We would like to discuss above plan in the next SC meeting to get consensus and start preparation for the Summit. Possible we would ask Norm to pre-announce the contents of the presentation (upload to ftp.pwg.org). -- Osamu MIHARA // Fuji Xerox Printing Systems Co.,Ltd.