Re: (OT) Jokes, lprng and old cars [was: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)?]
to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > Difference is, the Benz 1930 guzzled gas like there was no tomorrow and > was slow and uncomfortable. > > Lprng uses up way less resources than CUPS, is easier to set up and > understand, and Just Works. > It is your opinion, I do not want to argue. For me it is as outdated as the Benz 1930 and this was just example, so we also do not have to argue if the comparison was good. > I don't have a car, BTW. Never had. Prefer to invest in tasty food :) > This means 1. you live in the city, 2. (probably) no children I have family and 2 cars (1 for the city and 1 for long trips - more comfort). There is no need to say what I think/feel about fake green ideology :) I do not have lprng :) installed. I used it last time in 2002. >> So I just wanted to make a joke :) > > That's OK, but then don't be surprised when jokes come back ;-) As long as no one is upset - it is amusing.
Re: (OT) Jokes, lprng and old cars [was: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)?]
On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 07:19:13PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 06:38:46PM +0200, deloptes wrote: around 1998 you could already print with other tools than lpr or lprng. Until now, I was not aware that an "lpr" system still is in the Debian archive. I am running Debian 10 on a pc set up by the Debian installer. CUPS is installed; "lpr" is NOT installed. But CUPS recognises a "lpr" command, and "man lpr" displays a man page authored by Apple, Inc. So the approach I am using is both simple and modern. CUPS installs and manages the printer, which prints from the "raw" queue, in reponse to commands of the sort "lpr -P oki labelname". RLH
Re: (OT) Jokes, lprng and old cars [was: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)?]
On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 06:31:57PM +, Russell L. Harris wrote: > On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 07:19:13PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > >On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 06:38:46PM +0200, deloptes wrote: > >>around 1998 you could already print with other tools than lpr or lprng. > > Until now, I was not aware that an "lpr" system still is in the Debian > archive. I am running Debian 10 on a pc set up by the Debian > installer. CUPS is installed; "lpr" is NOT installed. Yes, back then, they took some care to at least keep compatible user interfaces. Politeness, I'd call that. Nowadays, though... ;-) Cheers - t signature.asc Description: Digital signature
(OT) Jokes, lprng and old cars [was: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)?]
On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 06:38:46PM +0200, deloptes wrote: [...] > around 1998 you could already print with other tools than lpr or lprng. > When I listen to you guys I have a respect, but you must understand that > time goes on - this is like advertising Mercedes Benz from 1930 and telling > me how cool this car was ... well might be, might be, but no one needs this > anymore - except the museum. Difference is, the Benz 1930 guzzled gas like there was no tomorrow and was slow and uncomfortable. Lprng uses up way less resources than CUPS, is easier to set up and understand, and Just Works. I don't have a car, BTW. Never had. Prefer to invest in tasty food :) > So I just wanted to make a joke :) That's OK, but then don't be surprised when jokes come back ;-) Cheers -- t signature.asc Description: Digital signature
