Nicolas Linkert wrote: > In my discussion with the Norm, one point that came up is > can we delivered a GTK+ cups backend even though we don't use > CUPS in Solaris by default. > > The question for me is: Why don't we use CUPS?
I expect Norm will replay to that in great detail later, but basically it's because CUPS doesn't scale to enterprise levels of hundreds if not thousands of printers; also its not compatible with the solaris naming-service. CUPS on the other hand is good on the desktop at home and in small offices.
