A tutorial on UUG would be nice, but I think it would be preferable to have OIT put one up on their website. They could even put a disclaimer stating they do not support Linux. I emailed OIT the instructions which I had posted to the UUG list and got a response from Scott Hunt, their "Product Line Manager", stating the following: "Thank you for the Linux/Unix print installation information. I will pass this along to our developers as we look at ways of improving our Open Access Printing product. I appreciate your suggestion and will look at incorporating Linux/Unix printing into our product in the future."
I think if they get a few more requests from people, whether through IT Tracker or email, they might see there is demand and may actually do something. One thing everyone should include in a request is something like the following: "Please forward this to the product manager." Maulik Mistry wrote: > Recently I attempted to look to print to the campus BW queue but found > no instructions for Linux. I attempted to install the client, as well > as using a previous Macintosh setup converted for my Linux box. > Although I had some possibility to print directly to specific > printers, I could not figure out a way to print to the public queue > offered unless I was running Windows under VMWare. > So then, I searched on Google to see if anyone had any better ideas. > There it was by Ryan Cox from UUG and it worked beautifully. Sent a > job, and it was there at the public printing station. > I am writing the list to see if we can get people together and get OIT > to keep these instructions or place them online. I would be willing > to add a tutorial after finals are over, but alas I feel as if the > solution would not be considered or posted due to their policies > covering Windows and some Macintosh support limitations. I am so glad > we have a Mac and a Unix users group to solve these problems, but how > could we go and get it on OIT's Web site so that people aren't forced > to just download clients and use them on Windows/Mac. I further like > the Linux way because I didn't need a client at all! It should likely > work on Macs too without the client. > The tutorial was at the following sites: > [1]http://www.opensubscriber.com/message/[email protected]/6383198. > html > [2]http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg19063.html > Sincerely, > Maulik Mistry > > References > > 1. http://www.opensubscriber.com/message/[email protected]/6383198.html > 2. http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg19063.html > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
