[cups.bugs] [MOD] STR #3772: Do not abolish the /usr/lib/cups/driver/XXX driver program (PPD generator) concept in 1.5.x
Till Kamppeter
till.kamppeter at gmail.com
Wed Jan 12 06:10:00 PST 2011
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Note also that Linux distributions come with very many PPDs:
till at till:~/ubuntu/splix$ lpinfo -m | wc -l
11298
till at till:~/ubuntu/splix$
The high amount is due to the fact that distributions try to support all
pieces of hardware for which a free software driver exists out-of-the-box.
The big number shows that many manufacturers have put their PPDs under
free licenses, but it shows also that there will be not much space for
applications on a Linux live CD if the PPDs are only individually gzipped.
Link: http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3772
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