[hpoj-devel] Future of hpoj

[Kobalt W.I.T. <Kob...@pa...>]

Hi,

I just recently discovered the hpoj project after I bought a HP LaserJet
3030. For me printing and scanning worked right out of the box with
Mandrake Linux 10.0 and hpoj version 0.91.

But I tend to send quite a bit of faxes directly from the computer,
which is not supported by hpoj.

Version 0.91 was released November 5th, 2003, which is more than a year
ago. Since then, no news, no updates, no nothing on the project's website.

I checked this mailing list to find out more, and the last message
regarding the future of hpoj dates from April 20th, 2004, now over seven
months ago. This was a message from Cory Meisch with a promise for a new
alternative to be announced soon.

I also notice list traffic is declining...

All of the above this leaves me concerned. What IS the future of hpoj ?

Cory,

do you have any updates or news for us HP customers ?

Don't misunderstand me, I should thank you first for all the support you
still give via the list.

It's just that I'm in a difficult position here. I sell complete linux
solutions to customers, but if they ask, I can't provide them with a
fully functional multifunction device. Hpoj provides a partial solution,
but no more than that.

Additionally, it would be nice to see the list of supported machines
updated every now and then. Your mail in April indicated that hpoj would
support all models coming out in summer and fall 2004. But that's a very
general statement. How much is supported on these machines ? For
example, there was no way figuring out beforehand wether the HP LJ 3030
I recently bought is supported. I found out by trying, and was lucky.
But it's really difficult doing business based on speculation like this.


Please any news on HP's position towards multifunctions on linux would
be great.


Thank you,

Geert Jan Janssens
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