On Wed 11 Aug 2021 at 12:00:51 -0000, Curt wrote: > On 2021-08-11, Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > >> > >> When, eventually, all HP printers run driverless _and_ no no-driverless > >> printer exist 'in the wild', yes. Until then, I'd expect HPLIP to > >> remain. Debian is, after all, about choice. > > > > The condition you lay down in the first sentence is not a factor in > > determining whether Debian packages HPLIP. HPLIP uses PPDs and drivers; > > a future CUPS will not work with PPDs and drivers. The choice will be > > to have a working printing system using driverless or a non-working > > printing system. > > > > Will I have to toss my trusty Brother HL-2030, brother? Fork Cups, I > guess, and full speed ahead.
This is a PostScript printer and catered for in Debian by a free driver, if I am not mistaken. You will be provided with a Printer Application to use. https://openprinting.github.io/documentation/01-printer-application/ Users who are have non-free Brother drivers will have to wait on the vendor to distribute a (presumably non-free) Printer Application. Incidentally, CUPS is already forked at OpenPrinting. That is why we are going in the direction we are :). -- Brian.
