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As far as I can see, everyone has switched over to driverless printing via the Internet Printing Protocol. Apple calls it AirPrint. Microsoft calls it Universa
by GeekyBear 6y ago
As far as I can see, everyone has switched over to driverless printing via the Internet Printing Protocol.
Apple calls it AirPrint.
Microsoft calls it Universal Print.
Google killed CloudPrint and has adopted IPP as well.
What's left of CUPS seems to be the ability to allow a machine attached to a legacy printer to function as IPP print server.
Newer printers support IPP out of the box.
- wbl 6y agoBut then you have to type your wifi info into a tiny little screen with buttons and deal with memory unqble to handle giant PDFs.
- majewsky 6y ago> you have to type your wifi info into a tiny little screen with buttons WPS has been a thing for the last 10 years.
- LordDragonfang 6y agoI feel like I've seen a half dozen articles on this site alone on why WPS is horrible and insecure.
- m-p-3 6y agoMy printer doesn't even have that, you gotta do it through the WebUI with an Ethernet cable or over USB.
- brudgers 6y agoDedicated drivers provide finer control than driverless. ICC profiles calibrated for a third party paper for example.
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoIt's the same old story, dumbed down systems to accommodate the masses. As soon as you want to do something out of the ordinary you will be out of luck.