Re: [Printing-architecture] [Printing-japan] OpenPrinting Japan Jul. 2010 meeting minutes

[Till Kamppeter <till.kamppeter@gmail.com>]

On 07/12/2010 04:33 AM, Osamu MIHARA wrote:
> *** Reveiw reply from Till-san on June 3. ***
>
> o Plan for Completion of the Common Printing Dialog
>    ->  Till-san has told KDE team.
>    ->  Continue. (need fund...)
>

Unfortunately no new answers about funding the CPD.

> o PWG IPP Everywhere Project Charter (PPD Search function)
>    ->  Till-san proposed an idea to provide PPD search function as a CUPS
>       library
>    ->  If it is difficult to support in CUPS, it is possible to provide
>       as a separate library.
>    ->  In any case, standardize is preferable, possibly under LSB.
>       Need to ask opinions from each distro, lead by OpenPrinting???

LSB standardization only happens if all major distributions have adopted 
the new library.

> o Downloading Binary Printer Driver
>    ->  The first Binary Printer Driver is provided from EPSON and made
>       public by LF!!!
>    ->  Next step is to secure it by Digital Signature.
>

Digital signature support done on the server side, Epson's packages are 
signed, the public key is on the key servers, and the fingerprint is 
available on Epson's https://... site and linked from OpenPrinting. The 
only thing missing is the client site, feature request is up:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/jockey/+bug/604698

>
> *** Action Items ***
> o Confirm CUPS problem: Toratani-san to explain and try persuade Mike
> again.
>

OK.

    Till