PrinterDriverAutoDownload

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This is based on new functionality which I am currently adding to linuxprinting.org resp. FSG OpenPrinting. See the attached presentation and also This is based on new functionality which I am currently adding to linuxprinting.org resp. FSG OpenPrinting. See the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrinterDriverAutoDownload?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=FSGOpenPrintingPresentation.pdf attached presentation] ([https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrinterDriverAutoDownload?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=FSGOpenPrintingPresentation.odp OOo 2.0]) and also
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The drivers do need to be on the cd, not all people have a broadband internet connection.

Automatic download of printer drivers through the internet

The printer setup tool of Ubuntu 7.04 and later should automatically download LSB-packaged printer drivers from linuxprinting.org (will be the FSG OpenPrinting database then). This way we do not need to ship all drivers on the CDs, we are prepared for printers being launched after our release or being supported only by closed-source drivers which we are not allowed to distribute, driver updates, ...

This is based on new functionality which I am currently adding to linuxprinting.org resp. FSG OpenPrinting. See the [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrinterDriverAutoDownload?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=FSGOpenPrintingPresentation.pdf attached presentation] ([https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrinterDriverAutoDownload?action=AttachFile&do=view&target=FSGOpenPrintingPresentation.odp OOo 2.0]) and also

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The drivers do need to be on the cd, not all people have a broadband internet connection.

PrinterDriverAutoDownload (last edited 2008-08-06 16:35:34 by localhost)