LFX Mentorship
Wrapping proprietary printer drivers into a Printer Application Support for IPP Fax Out.
Linux Foundation1 Program Years
Wrapping proprietary printer drivers into a Printer Application Support for IPP Fax Out.
About the Organization
With sandboxed packaging, Linux distributions appear which do not use classic RPM or DEB packages any more, like the all-Snap Ubuntu Core. As a result CUPS will not work with classic PPD/filter-based printer drivers any more but requires all drivers being provided as Printer Applications. The student's task is to add this functionality to the Printer Application framework and create an easy way for users to install proprietary printer drivers into that chroot-equipped Printer Application. IPP Fax out is a feature which is currently missing in Linux unlike Print and Scan. The student's task here is to make this functionality easily accessible for users of common desktop Linux distributions. Like printers, faxes should automatically appear on the system and get available in print dialogs and if one prints to a fax, fax-specific options should also appear in the print dialog and the user should be able to pick phone numbers also from contacts.
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Wrapping proprietary printer drivers into a Printer Application Support for IPP Fax Out. Mentorship Project
IntermediateWith sandboxed packaging, Linux distributions appear which do not use classic RPM or DEB packages any more, like the all-Snap Ubuntu Core. As a result CUPS will not work with classic PPD/filter-based printer drivers any more but requires all drivers being provided as Printer Applications. The student's task is to add this functionality to the Printer Application framework and create an easy way for users to install proprietary printer drivers into that chroot-equipped Printer Application. IPP Fax out is a feature which is currently missing in Linux unlike Print and Scan. The student's task here is to make this functionality easily accessible for users of common desktop Linux distributions. Like printers, faxes should automatically appear on the system and get available in print dialogs and if one prints to a fax, fax-specific options should also appear in the print dialog and the user should be able to pick phone numbers also from contacts.