[cups.general] [ANNOUNCE] PyKota v1.22 is out !

[Jerome Alet]

Hi there,

I'm pleased to announce the availability of PyKota v1.22 Final.

PyKota is a Print Quota and Accounting solution for CUPS and LPRng,
published under the terms of the GNU General Public License of the
Free Software Foundation, and is available from :

  http://www.librelogiciel.com/software/PyKota/action_Presentation

PyKota's original distribution method consists in providing Official 
tarballs, DEB and RPM packages for a yearly fee of 20 US$ (minimum), 
while letting everyone download Unofficial versions of this software 
free of charge by using Subversion (aka svn).

Free subscriptions to Official packages and complete paper 
documentation are now included for people who prefer to purchase a 
technical support contract. 

Finally, single Official packages (without subscription for new 
releases), can now be purchased directly and anonymously for a one 
time 9.99 US$ fee. 

This release is a minor update, and no database changes are necessary
if you already use 1.21, so installing it should be really easy.

List of changes since 1.21 :
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  - Introduction of the web-enabled print quote generator :
    Install it on a web server, and people will be allowed
    to remotely know in advance how much a print job will cost 
    to them.
    
  - The job's billing code, if present, is now saved into the  
    database, and can serve as a filter for both the standalone 
    data dumper, and the web-enabled print quota monitor and data 
    dumper. Provided your printer driver allows you to enter this
    code, you'll now be able to produce invoices based on its value.
    This billing code is also made available to your pre and post hooks
    through an additionnal environment variable.
    
  - Printer's internal page counter retrieval was greatly improved  
    with regard to both power saving mode and buggy printers.
    
  - The integrated banner generator now allows the admin to put
    additionnal informations dynamically onto the banner pages.
    
  - Diagnostic messages were greatly improved when something went  
    wrong at startup time.
  
  - Portability was improved wrt LDAP.
  
  - Several stability improvements and bug fixes.
  
  - Greatly improved documentation.
    
The full list of changes is available from :

  http://www.librelogiciel.com/software/PyKota/action_News
  
Thank you for reading !

Jerome Alet