Re: buster and the release notes
Brian Potkin wrote:
> Text for the Release Notes, if it helps:
Here's a version with markup - patch attached.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Debian 10.x.x provides CUPS 2.2.10 and cups-filters 1.21.6. Both give a
"Debian 10", and/or just "buster".
When you say "both", presumably you don't mean that either on its own
would provide this; so say "Together these give the user..."
> user everything that is needed to take advantage of driverless printing
> (https://wiki.debian.org/DriverlessPrinting). The principal requirement
> is that a network print queue or printer offers an AirPrint service. A
> modern IPP printer is highly likely to be AirPrint-capable; a Debian
> CUPS print queue is always AirPrint-enabled.
>
> In essence, the DNS-SD (Bonjour) broadcasts done by a CUPS server
It sounds a bit odd to talk about doing broadcasts - just say "the...
broadcasts from a [...] or those from [...]"
> advertising a queue, or those from IPP printers, are capable of being
> displayed in the print dialogs of applications without any action being
> required on the part of a user. An additional benefit is that the use
> of non-free vendor printing drivers and plugins can be dispensed with.
>
> A default installation of the cups package also installs the package
> cups-browsed; print queues and IPP printers will now be automatically
> set up and managed by this utility. This is the recommended way
> (https://wiki.debian.org/QuickPrintQueuesCUPS) for a user to experience
> seamless and trouble-free driverless printing.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
<section id=driverless-printing>
<!-- stretch to buster -->
<title>driverless printing with CUPS 2.2.10</title>
<para>
Debian 10 provides CUPS 2.2.10 and cups-filters 1.21.6. Together
these give a user everything that is needed to take advantage of
<ulink url="&url-wiki;DriverlessPrinting">driverless printing</ulink>.
The principal requirement is that a network print queue or printer
offers an AirPrint service. A modern IPP printer is highly likely to
be AirPrint-capable; a Debian CUPS print queue is always AirPrint-enabled.
</para>
<para>
In essence, the DNS-SD (Bonjour) broadcasts from a CUPS server
advertising a queue, or those from IPP printers, are capable of being
displayed in the print dialogs of applications without any action being
required on the part of a user. An additional benefit is that the use
of non-free vendor printing drivers and plugins can be dispensed with.
</para>
<para>
A default installation of the <systemitem role="package">cups</systemitem>
package also installs the package <systemitem
role="package">cups-browsed</systemitem>; print queues and IPP printers
will now be automatically set up and managed by this utility. This is the
<ulink url="&url-wiki;QuickPrintQueuesCUPS">recommended way</ulink>
for a user to experience seamless and trouble-free driverless printing.
</para>
</section>
(I hadn't noticed that "&url-wiki" format. If it works we should be
using it in various other places too.)
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
diff --git a/en/whats-new.dbk b/en/whats-new.dbk
index f8b058c3..a9269ef8 100644
--- a/en/whats-new.dbk
+++ b/en/whats-new.dbk
@@ -545,5 +545,34 @@ code.
</para>
</section>
+<section id=driverless-printing>
+ <!-- stretch to buster -->
+ <title>driverless printing with CUPS 2.2.10</title>
+ <para>
+ Debian 10 provides CUPS 2.2.10 and cups-filters 1.21.6. Together
+ these give a user everything that is needed to take advantage of
+ <ulink url="&url-wiki;DriverlessPrinting">driverless printing</ulink>.
+ The principal requirement is that a network print queue or printer
+ offers an AirPrint service. A modern IPP printer is highly likely to
+ be AirPrint-capable; a Debian CUPS print queue is always
+ AirPrint-enabled.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ In essence, the DNS-SD (Bonjour) broadcasts from a CUPS server
+ advertising a queue, or those from IPP printers, are capable of being
+ displayed in the print dialogs of applications without any action being
+ required on the part of a user. An additional benefit is that the use
+ of non-free vendor printing drivers and plugins can be dispensed with.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ A default installation of the <systemitem role="package">cups</systemitem>
+ package also installs the package <systemitem
+ role="package">cups-browsed</systemitem>; print queues and IPP printers
+ will now be automatically set up and managed by this utility. This is the
+ <ulink url="&url-wiki;QuickPrintQueuesCUPS">recommended way</ulink>
+ for a user to experience seamless and trouble-free driverless printing.
+ </para>
+</section>
+
</section>
</chapter>
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