[illumos-Developer] Is it time to get rid of "lp"? (was ... 1224 -- strconst fixes...)

[Linda Kateley]

A good example is in peoplesoft. I believe that mosts of the forms use 
lp... One of my customers used it to print paychecks, which some people 
find important :)

lk

On 7/18/11 11:03 PM, Andre van Eyssen wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jul 2011, Gordon Ross wrote:
>
>> Does anyone use the lp stuff anymore?
>> If so why?  (and why not CUPS?)
>
> Vendor-integrated printer packages from Lexmark, Dell, etc do not 
> necessarily use CUPS. Applications which print - not desktop use, but 
> docket/receipt printers, invoicing, etc - don't use CUPS.
>
> These platforms are out there running businesses. They're not 
> fashionable, but they work and businesses aren't going to ditch them 
> even if they're moving operating system platform.
>


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