[Printing-architecture] Google Summer of Code 2014 - IPP-over-USB printer support - Joint project idea for OpenPrinting and the kernel

[Till Kamppeter]

I have posted this project on our project ideas list now:

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/gsoc/google-summer-code-2014

Feel free to do corrections on the posting.

I have also announced our participation in the GSoC on our front page:

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting

   Till

On 02/26/2014 02:56 AM, Michael Sweet wrote:
> Greg,
> 
> On Feb 25, 2014, at 8:47 PM, Greg KH <greg at kroah.com> wrote:
>> ...
>> So you want to do this as a userspace library talking directly to the
>> USB device through usbfs/libusb?  Or should the kernel provide a basic
>> "pipe-like" functionality to the hardware to make it easier for things
>> to be queued up to the device?
> 
> libusb is enough.
> 
>> Is there a pointer to the spec somewhere so that I can see what is
>> needed here?
> 
> http://www.usb.org/developers/devclass_docs
> 
>>>> Second,
>>>> I want to suggest this as a Google Summer of Code project, asking for
>>>> mentors on the kernel side. Mentoring Organization will be the Linux
>>>> Foundation, hosting projects for both OpenPrinting and the kernel.
>>>
>>> This will make an excellent SoC project, but you'll need someone
>>> familiar with Avahi, libusb, HTTP, systemd, and general networking for
>>> this.  This isn't a kernel project.
>>
>> That's a non-trivial set of experience to try to find, good luck :)
> 
> Agreed.
> 
>> And why systemd?  What is needed from it for this?
> 
> Just for the launch-on-demand functionality.  Not absolutely required, but it helps to minimize the overall "weight" of the OS when you aren't printing constantly...
> 
> _________________________________________________________
> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair
>