[Gimp-print-devel] timeline on rinkj release

[Raph L. <ra...@ac...>]

Hi Gimp-print people,

   I just wanted to update you guys on the timeline for the release of
the rinkj code. My friends at Artifex (the people who license
GhostScript) are busy shaking down the printer manufacturers to see if
they are interested in funding the work. After four weeks, we're going
to see if there's a compelling business reason _not_ to release as
GPL, then almost certainly go ahead.

   In the meantime, I'm going to keep hacking on the driver,
concentrating on tunability for the RGB->CMYK conversion. Thus, when
the code is released, it should be in pretty good shape. One of the
things I'm seriously considering is building a web-accessible database
of profiles for all the printer/resolution/mode/paper combinations.
That should be fun!

   I'll keep you guys posted about any further developments.

Take care,

Raph