Am Dienstag, 8. Juni 2004 22:42 schrieb Greg KH:
> > >Why is this needed?
> >
> > For a custom application that could monitor printer status -
> > out of paper, jam, etc.
>
> But the parallel port printer driver doesn't allow this either, right?
> And isn't that what the printer daemon's job is for?
That's putting policy into the kernel.
Just because this ordinarily is lpd's job, doesn't mean that the kernel
should make impossible other ways. However, it's an API change in
a stable series. Not an extension, but an outright change.
Regards
Oliver
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