We Make Printing Just Work!
summary
OpenPrinting explains how modern Linux printing moves from PPDs to driverless IPP and printer applications that emulate driverless devices, with CUPS filters rewritten for a PDF-first workflow and an official CUPS snap that took five years to produce. Plans target CUPS 3.x (mid‑2025) dropping PPD support, desktop integrations to auto-assign printer applications, sandboxed driver snaps for immutable distributions, about 11 active Google Summer of Code contributors this year, and compatibility lists covering thousands of printers.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00OpenPrinting project intro
- 1:10Linux printing architecture role
- 7:11CUPS deployment origins
- 15:57Founding milestones
- 20:42Annual Summits growth
- 27:09PostScript to PDF transition
- 33:20Raster formats standardization
- 36:37CUPS 3.x future
- 41:18Driverless printer apps
- 45:32Scanner apps immutable distros
- 47:23Windows driverless printing WSL
- 50:17Contributing to OpenPrinting
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