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Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 22:16:38 +0000
From: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org>
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Subject: Bringing LPRng into FreeBSD?
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Hi guys,

I've just met up with Patrick Powell, author of LPRng, at Usenix.  This
message is cc'd to him, as he's not on the list, so please keep the cc:
intact.

LPRng is a replacement for the BSD spooling system.  To quote from
http://www.lprng.com/

    LPRng [...] is an enhanced, extended, and portable implementation of
    the Berkeley LPR print spooler [...] providing the same interface and
    meeting RFC1179 requirements the implementation [...] provides support
    for the following features: lightweight lpr, lpc, and lprm; dynamic
    redirection of print queues; automatic job holding; verbose diagnostics;
    multiple printers serving a single queue; client programs do not need
    to be SUID root; enhanced security checks; improved permissions and
    authorization mechanism.

LPRng is distributed under the GNU and Artistic licenses.

Patrick wants feedback on whether or not FreeBSD would be interested in
adopting LPRng as our official LPR implementation, (src/contrib/lprng, 
presumably).  I said I'd raise the issue on -arch, and then, not being much 
of a printer maven, step back while everyone talks the issue back and forth.

Over to you.

N
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