From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <48C56BE3.3060204@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:16:03 +0200 From: Till Kamppeter MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20080905210001.FA10.TORATANI.YASUMASA@canon.co.jp> <48C4916D.9010800@fujixerox.co.jp> In-Reply-To: <48C4916D.9010800@fujixerox.co.jp> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [Printing-architecture] [Printing-japan] OpenPrinting Japan Sept. Meeting Minutes List-Id: Printing architecture under linux List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: "printing-architecture@lists.linux-foundation.org" Cc: Osamu MIHARA Thank you, Mihara-san. I forward your translation to the printing-architecture mailing list, for further discussion on tonight's OpenPrinting Steering Committee telecon. Till Osamu MIHARA wrote: > Hi, Here is the translation of the meeting minutes. > -- > OpenPrinting Japan Sept. Meeting Minutes > 4th Sept. (thu) 14:30 - 17:00 > at The Linux Foundation Office in Kioi-cho, Tokyo > > Attendee > Kunai, Osonoi (Linux Foundation) > Kanji, Otani (BBR) > Miyata, Ishii, Olaf (Avasys) > Saito (NEC Soft) > Ogasawara (Richo) > Yamagishi (Turbolinux) > Toratani (Canon) > Mihara (Fuji Xero) > > Agenda > (1) Action Item follow up > (2) Action Items from Tokyo Meeting (with Till) follow up > (3) CPD > (4) PDF filters > (5) Linux Foundation Web Materials > (6) Joint Meeting with PWG > > Minutes > (1) Action Item follow up > > o PDF with DRM issue (Otani-san will report details to Kunai-san) > -> Kunai-san contacted to Jim, and Jim contacted Adobe. > -> A contact person is assigned. > -> Will wait for Till to contact with the person. > > (2) Action Items from Tokyo Meeting > > o PPD extensions: > - Improve Dialog Localization. Currently we can only translate text into a > given language. Localization for icons and localization by > region was > suggested. > -> no progress. Mihara to confirm CUPS implementation of locale. > -> CUPS already supports language and region (country) locale. > -> So, CPD should follow the globalization rule by CUPS. > > - Add Extra Wiki page for fallbacks when using old PPDs. > -> Description for fallback seems to be added. Each vendor should > check it. > -> Closed. > > - Otani/Olaf contact to get libpoppler-dev fixed (Ubuntu, Fedora, > Debian, SUSE, RedHat, Mandriva) > -> Bug has repored to RH and waiting for the response (Olaf) > (The problem may be recognized, because it is OK with Fedora 9.) > -> Re-packaging of OPFC PDF filter is not done yet (Otani) > > - OpenPrinting DB Rating system: Split user/vender rating, clarify > criteria > -> Ask Till Again > -> Remains as a "Concern Item" > > - Server should not be in US. It must be moved to other country > -> Issue with software including cryptgraphy or software patent > -> Current system has means to designate servers, so vendors can > change to their own server. But as long as the main server > locates in US, we cannot avoid such kind of software are uploaded > to the server by communities. It may causes disadvantages on The > Linux Foundation. > -> Kunai-san to check regal possibilities and counter measures. > (May after the Adobe issue...) > > (3) CPD > - API design, coding completed. > - KDE dialog implementation completed. > - GNOME dialog is not done yet. May completed by this fall. > (1-2 more months) > > (4) PDF Filters > > o Separation from libpoppler source tree. > - Separations of pdftopdf, imagetopdf and pdfraster are completed > -> They are put to Ubuntu as patches on CUPS package. > - textopdf, pdftoijs are completed. > -> included in Ubuntu. > - pdftoopvp is difficult to separate from libpoppler. > Current configuration (pdftoopvp including poppler source) is > rejected by Ubuntu by maintenance reason. > -> Problems: > 1) Pattern fill of interior of characters is enhanced. > 2) Other enhancement to support opvp *raster* > 3) splash functions are modified. > (Those modifications are scattered over the poppler source tree) > -> Conclusion: > Drop 1) and 2), import splash function into filter source tree. > As to the actual implementation work, wait for the spare time of > Otani-san. > -> Color Management currently discussed in ML > May be future feature. > > (5) Web Matrials > > - Osonoi-san have plan to organize and enhance web pages of The Linux > Foundation Japan. > - Add Japanese Translated pages from LF site (such as driver > download). > > - Needs update OpenPrinting/APAC Page > > - Score Card (rating) page should be deleted from LF site. > > http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/SuggestedPrinters > > http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/LinuxSupportByPrinterVendors > (They are personal and informal opinion and not appropriate as > information from The Linux Foundation.) > > (6) Joing Meeting with PWG > > - Glen, Till and George may attend the meeting if it is held in > Lexington. > > - No member from Japan can attend it. > > Action Items > - Confirm status to Till about Adobe PDF issue (Kunai) > - Study US Server issue (Kunai) -- may after Adobe issue > - Ask Till to delete Score Card (rating) pages (Kunai) > - Confirm local implementation of CUPS (Mihara) > - Check CPD status (all) > - Modify pdftoopvp to separate from poppler source tree (Otani) > - Translate minutes to English and post it (Mihara) > - Inform SC that Japan member cannot attend the Lexington Meeting > (Toratani) > > Concerned Items > - OpenPrinting DB Rating system: Split user/vender rating, clarify > criteria > > Next Meeting > Oct. 9 (thu) 14:30 > at The Linux Foundation Office in Kioi-cho, Tokyo