[opensuse] Seeking feedback for new package: cups-airprint
Hi everyone, Some time ago, I added support for AirPrint to my printer setup, which is based on openSUSE and CUPS. So now I can print stuff directly from my iPhone (which I still find kind of cool), and girlfriend finds it useful, too. Setting it up basically involves configuring and running an Avahi (mDNS) daemon for printer discovery, and making some minor adjustments to the CUPS configuration. Nothing complicated, but it still took some internet research and some fiddling to get it working. To make it easy for myself to repeat the setup process, I collected the outcome of that research and fiddling in a package. And now, because I'm probably not the only geeko with an iPhone, I'm considering to submit my cups-airprint package to Factory. However, before submitting it, I would really appreciate if some fellow geekos out there with Apple iOS devices would be willing to try it out, and perhaps give feedback: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:oreinert/cups-airprint Also, I'm wondering if "cups-airprint" is a legally acceptable name for a package in the openSUSE distribution, considering that "AirPrint" is a trademark of Apple Inc. Cheers, Olav -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 02/03/2016 10:01 AM, Olav Reinert wrote:
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Also, I'm wondering if "cups-airprint" is a legally acceptable name for a package in the openSUSE distribution, considering that "AirPrint" is a trademark of Apple Inc.
Cheers, Olav
IIRC, CUPS was an Apple creation also -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 03.02.2016, at 17:12, Stevens <fred-n-sandy@myrhinomail.com> wrote:
On 02/03/2016 10:01 AM, Olav Reinert wrote: <snip>
Also, I'm wondering if "cups-airprint" is a legally acceptable name for a package in the openSUSE distribution, considering that "AirPrint" is a trademark of Apple Inc.
Cheers, Olav
IIRC, CUPS was an Apple creation also
No, CUPS was not originally created by Apple. They hired the principal developer in 2007 and acquired the rights to CUPS at the same time. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:01 AM, Olav Reinert <seroton10@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Some time ago, I added support for AirPrint to my printer setup, which is based on openSUSE and CUPS. So now I can print stuff directly from my iPhone (which I still find kind of cool), and girlfriend finds it useful, too.
Setting it up basically involves configuring and running an Avahi (mDNS) daemon for printer discovery, and making some minor adjustments to the CUPS configuration. Nothing complicated, but it still took some internet research and some fiddling to get it working.
To make it easy for myself to repeat the setup process, I collected the outcome of that research and fiddling in a package. And now, because I'm probably not the only geeko with an iPhone, I'm considering to submit my cups-airprint package to Factory.
However, before submitting it, I would really appreciate if some fellow geekos out there with Apple iOS devices would be willing to try it out, and perhaps give feedback:
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:oreinert/cups-airprint
Also, I'm wondering if "cups-airprint" is a legally acceptable name for a package in the openSUSE distribution, considering that "AirPrint" is a trademark of Apple Inc.
Cheers, Olav
Olav, I've saw this on -project and now on the plain users mailing list. A call for testers here is probably good, but the "proper" place to announce a new package is -factory. BTW: cups-cloud-print has a similar purpose, but it relies on Google infrastructure to forward the print job from the client to the printer. One good part of that is I can print stuff at my office while I'm in the field. Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 03.02.2016, at 17:39, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:01 AM, Olav Reinert <seroton10@gmail.com> wrote: Hi everyone,
Some time ago, I added support for AirPrint to my printer setup, which is based on openSUSE and CUPS. So now I can print stuff directly from my iPhone (which I still find kind of cool), and girlfriend finds it useful, too.
Setting it up basically involves configuring and running an Avahi (mDNS) daemon for printer discovery, and making some minor adjustments to the CUPS configuration. Nothing complicated, but it still took some internet research and some fiddling to get it working.
To make it easy for myself to repeat the setup process, I collected the outcome of that research and fiddling in a package. And now, because I'm probably not the only geeko with an iPhone, I'm considering to submit my cups-airprint package to Factory.
However, before submitting it, I would really appreciate if some fellow geekos out there with Apple iOS devices would be willing to try it out, and perhaps give feedback:
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:oreinert/cups-airprint
Also, I'm wondering if "cups-airprint" is a legally acceptable name for a package in the openSUSE distribution, considering that "AirPrint" is a trademark of Apple Inc.
Cheers, Olav
Olav,
I've saw this on -project and now on the plain users mailing list.
Yes, I chose the wrong mailing list the first time around - sorry about the noise.
A call for testers here is probably good, but the "proper" place to announce a new package is -factory.
I know. I'm not announcing a new package just yet, only the intention to announce in the future, maybe. :-)
BTW: cups-cloud-print has a similar purpose, but it relies on Google infrastructure to forward the print job from the client to the printer. One good part of that is I can print stuff at my office while I'm in the field.
That's cool. It is also a completely different use case than a standard AirPrint setup, which is primarily intended for "bridging the air gap" between the iOS device and a local printer. Although, AirPrint could also be made to work remotely, I think. It requires a local mDNS server, but the CUPS server can be remote. Or rather, the packaged mDNS printer profile generator script offers options for setting up remote printers, but I haven't tested it myself. Also, you would probably need a VPN to carry the remote CUPS connections, assuming you're reluctant to open the IPP port of your CUPS server to the Internet at large. :-) Cheers, Olav -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 02/03/2016 08:39 AM, Greg Freemyer wrote:
On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:01 AM, Olav Reinert <seroton10@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Some time ago, I added support for AirPrint to my printer setup, which is based on openSUSE and CUPS. So now I can print stuff directly from my iPhone (which I still find kind of cool), and girlfriend finds it useful, too.
Setting it up basically involves configuring and running an Avahi (mDNS) daemon for printer discovery, and making some minor adjustments to the CUPS configuration. Nothing complicated, but it still took some internet research and some fiddling to get it working.
To make it easy for myself to repeat the setup process, I collected the outcome of that research and fiddling in a package. And now, because I'm probably not the only geeko with an iPhone, I'm considering to submit my cups-airprint package to Factory.
However, before submitting it, I would really appreciate if some fellow geekos out there with Apple iOS devices would be willing to try it out, and perhaps give feedback:
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:oreinert/cups-airprint
Also, I'm wondering if "cups-airprint" is a legally acceptable name for a package in the openSUSE distribution, considering that "AirPrint" is a trademark of Apple Inc.
Cheers, Olav
Olav,
I've saw this on -project and now on the plain users mailing list.
A call for testers here is probably good, but the "proper" place to announce a new package is -factory.
BTW: cups-cloud-print has a similar purpose, but it relies on Google infrastructure to forward the print job from the client to the printer. One good part of that is I can print stuff at my office while I'm in the field.
Greg
Actually, No part of Google's infrastructure is used for Android printing unless the phone is NOT on the same network, in which case Cloudprint provides a path. With Android there are several different ways to print to local network printers, be they wifi, network attached, or wired to windows, or served up by cups.Some of these methods are built into newer versions of android, some have been provided for years by Apps. -- After all is said and done, more is said than done. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2/3/2016 10:01, Olav Reinert wrote:
Hi everyone,
Some time ago, I added support for AirPrint to my printer setup, which is based on openSUSE and CUPS. So now I can print stuff directly from my iPhone (which I still find kind of cool), and girlfriend finds it useful, too.
Setting it up basically involves configuring and running an Avahi (mDNS) daemon for printer discovery, and making some minor adjustments to the CUPS configuration. Nothing complicated, but it still took some internet research and some fiddling to get it working.
To make it easy for myself to repeat the setup process, I collected the outcome of that research and fiddling in a package. And now, because I'm probably not the only geeko with an iPhone, I'm considering to submit my cups-airprint package to Factory.
However, before submitting it, I would really appreciate if some fellow geekos out there with Apple iOS devices would be willing to try it out, and perhaps give feedback:
https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/home:oreinert/cups-airprint
Also, I'm wondering if "cups-airprint" is a legally acceptable name for a package in the openSUSE distribution, considering that "AirPrint" is a trademark of Apple Inc.
Cheers, Olav
Thanks Olav, I shall try it out and let you know. Thanks again for the good work (the attempt counts as well!!) -- --Moby They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -- Benjamin Franklin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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