Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 09:51:25 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG, papowell@astart.com Subject: Re: was: Bringing LPRng into FreeBSD? Message-ID: <39577BFD.3C3ECB54@softweyr.com> References: <43200.962012783@axl.ops.uunet.co.za>
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Sheldon Hearn wrote:
>
> Could someone just enumerate the advantages of importing LPRng? It
> seems to be a package which can me made to do everything FreeBSD's lpr
> can do, but it does not seem to be a superset of FreeBSD's lpr. This
> means that there is a cost associated with bringing it in as a
> replacement.
>
> Are we sure that the cost is justified? Is it so much better than the
> existing lpr that having it available as a port is "not enough"?
>
> I have no stsrong opinion one way or the other, but I do get the feeling
> that this thread has skipped an important issue, instead focusing on
> licensing. This looks like a little cart before horse.
I think the primary reason given is that LPRng is under active maintenance,
and the existing BSD lpr is not.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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