[cups.development] [RFE] STR #3935: Drop serial and parallelbackends

[Michael Sweet]

On Nov 10, 2011, at 7:31 AM, roland wrote:
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>> DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE.  INSTEAD, POST ANY RESPONSES TO THE LINK BELOW.
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>> [STR Closed w/Resolution]
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>> Fixed in Subversion repository.
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>> Link: http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3935
>> Version: 1.6-feature
>> Fix Version: 1.6-current (r9925)
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> If there actually was a method of posting something at the link, I would respond there.

There is, you just need to log in.

> DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES DROP SUPPORT FOR SERIAL AND PARALLEL PRINTERS.

It has already happened.

> Whoever came up with that idea has no concept of reality.

It has been many years since any personal computer was sold with a parallel port, and most consumer PCs haven't had a serial port in a long time, too.

While I understand your concerns, removing these backends from the core CUPS distribution does not mean you will no longer be able to use serial or parallel printers. Both backends are part of a new CUPS "extras" package that will be hosted by openprinting.org to support platforms that still have parallel or serial ports.

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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair