Subject: couple of suggestions for the RPM/papd
From: Harry Zink/Netatalk List (netatalk@fizbin.com)
Date: Thu Mar 09 2000 - 12:50:03 EST
While dealing with the ppd files, I'd like to make a couple of suggestions:
* Could we place the ppd folder inside the atalk folder in /etc? Since
hardly anything else needs access to he ppds, this seems like a more logical
location for the files, since it's part of the netatalk files. Is there any
reason (besides ideology) not to keep them there?
* Would it be possible to distribute a separate RPM (or include with the
netatalk RPM), a well-filled directory of existing ppds, for popular
printers, and properly formatted? This might be a legal issue (not sure
about that) but I think it would make may people's lives easier when
installing papd for postscript printers. If someone wants to help me create
the RPM, I'd be willing to convert every ppd file I find (or that is being
forwarded to me). We could start with all the ppds Apple ships, and the
gamut of thoe hp provides. That ought to cover a nice chunk.
Any other ideas?
Harry
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