On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 12:15:56 -0500, Stefano Rivera wrote: > Package: release.debian.org > Severity: normal > Tags: jessie > User: [email protected] > Usertags: pu > > I asked the printing people how they felt about an backport of hplip, > and OdyX suggested [0]: > > > As far as I remember (but could never take the time to actively > > check), the Debian Stable Managers were open to update packages in > > Stable for hardware support (and "new HP Printer" would qualify). I > > haven't checked the hplip code to see whether a full new upstream > > release would make sense over backporting specific parts though. > > > tl;dr: I'd check with the SRMs first. > > How would you feel about a wholesale backport of hplip, to stable? > Pretty badly, I'm afraid.
Cheers, Julien
