Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:09:57 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: freebsd@edvax.de Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The nightmarish problem of installing a printer Message-ID: <4c9538b5.IAmh0DDtGtrjQEr2%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <20100918141525.c7564d66.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <AANLkTim89g-u-S4D0q-a_BgiG7Oy57dB-BDznN74g29A@mail.gmail.com> <20100917171056.GA72692@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> <20100917202414.8d259989.freebsd@edvax.de> <4c93e765.iednoY3/JBBqSNBq%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <20100918141525.c7564d66.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:10:45 -0700, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: > > Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > > > I would like to have ONE thing that is used for printing, > > > and that does support ALL printers ... > > > > Isn't that exactly what CUPS is supposed to be? > > Obviously not. Er, I said "is supposed to be", not "is" :) "Common Unix Printing System" certainly sounds as if the intent was to be the "ONE thing that is used for printing". Whether they did a good job of it is another question entirely :(
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