Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Frontier D100

[Solomon P. <pi...@sh...>]

On Mon, Aug 03, 2020 at 04:19:30PM +0300, etf production wrote:
> Hi fuji frontier D100 Add driver plsss 

I've not seen any references to a 'D100'; did you perhaps mean the DX100 
or the DE100?

(BTW, this response isn't only directed at you; yours is the fourth 
 inquiry about these printers I've received this year, and hopefully 
 this way I won't have to repeat myself in another month or so)

Nearly all Gutenprint development is done on a volunteer basis, and 
adding support for the DX100 or DE100 would likely be a substantial 
undertaking.

We do not have access to any programming/protocol documentation for 
these printers, so we would have to resort to reverse engineering to 
figure out what makes them tick.  This isn't inherently difficult but it 
is likely to be quite time-consuming, especially if the output needs to 
be tuned to match Fujifilm's.

Additionally, these are particularly expensive printers -- The DX100 
costs about $2300 with a set of ink/paper -- so we're not going to buy 
one just to tinker with.

So.

If you'd like to see the DX100/DE100 printers supported, you're going to 
have to help us out in some form. At minimum, we will need direct access 
to a loaner printer (and a supply of ink/paper) for a while, and to be 
blunt, work that pays the bills takes priority over volunteer work.

Cheers,

 - Solomon
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