Menelaos Maglis writes:
Why should an application need a system bus to pass messages between its own components? CUPS is not using D-Bus and is able to print to other printers; only HPLIP uses D-bus, so far as I am aware. Why not keep using the same method/interfaces that are proven for decades? What is the benefit? How are printers from other manufacturers supported?
FWIW, other printers are handled using some other IPC protocol. Same information sent back and forth, but a different socket and protocol. My Brother MFC8880 uses IPP and... I forget the name of the other protocol.
Many HP printers can also be handled witout hplip. If you absolutely want something from HP, the M506dn looks like a fine printer that ought to work reliably for many years without peculiar host software.
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