Control: tag -1 moreinfo On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 12:15:56 -0500, Stefano Rivera wrote:
> Package: release.debian.org > Severity: normal > Tags: jessie > User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org > Usertags: pu > > I asked the printing people how they felt about an backport of hplip, > and OdyX suggested [0]: > > > As far as I remember (but could never take the time to actively > > check), the Debian Stable Managers were open to update packages in > > Stable for hardware support (and "new HP Printer" would qualify). I > > haven't checked the hplip code to see whether a full new upstream > > release would make sense over backporting specific parts though. > > > tl;dr: I'd check with the SRMs first. > > How would you feel about a wholesale backport of hplip, to stable? > > No debdiff attached, because it's scary huge. Not even a diffstat, > because: > > > 4362 files changed, 1703256 insertions(+), 17230 deletions(-) > > [0]: https://lists.debian.org/3588455.xzku8qg...@odyx.org > How much do the changes affect existing code paths for already-supported printers? Cheers, Julien
