On Fri 13 Aug 2021 at 16:05:15 -0000, Curt wrote: > On 2021-08-13, Nicolas George <geo...@nsup.org> wrote: > > > > I used the word "driver" in the technical sense: the piece of code in > > the operating system (in the widest possible sense) that makes it > > possible to use the device. In that sense a mouse requires the driver in > > But here the "driver," in your sense of the word, is "in" the printing > device, not the OS, is it not? At any rate, driverless for the purposes > of this discussion signifies that the *client* need install no software > or data specific to a compliant printer.
Succinct and in keeping with what the PWG (Printer Working Group) and CUPS and cups-filters developers would understan by the term. Anyone is free to suggest what they consider is a better one. Ultimately, the present phrase is expressive, but it does not matter. In Debian 11 we have freed ourselves from reliance on non-free vendor drivers and plugins for printing and scanning. Nicolas George has demonstrated that with the installation of his new printer. -- Brian. Wasting bits and bandwidth since 1994. (Signature inspired by a grateful user's comment).
