On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 10:13:08PM +0100, Per Olofsson wrote: > > Well, first of all, I understand that discover-data doesn't actually do any > > of this extra package installation yet. Second, where the drivers and > > backends are concerned, the point to installing it by default in the desktop > > task is to let Debian work out-of-the-box as a desktop in scenarios where > > installing extra packages is inconvenient. Clearly Debian is a /better/ > > proposition where bandwidth is readily available (or you have a full CD set > > on hand), but I think for things like hardware enablement we should strive > > to work out-of-the-box without any need to grab additional packages the > > first time the printer is plugged in.
> But even without hplip, you get at least basic support for these HP printers. > The question is whether the extra features provided by hplip is enough to > warrant its inclusion in the standard desktop. Last I knew, the USB devices didn't like being shared between multiple processes. The hplip daemon is necessary in order to broker access to the scanner and printer functionality in an orderly fashion. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
