Re: PWG-ANNOUNCE> Future work of the PWG

From: Jay Martin (jkm@underscore.com)
Date: Wed Aug 18 1999 - 17:43:57 EDT


Any chance this important session can be conducted via telecon for
those of us not fortunate enough to make the meeting?

The keyword "Linux Printing" has piqued my interest... ;)

        ...jay

don@lexmark.com wrote:
>
> Every year to 18 months, it is important for the PWG to examine the changing
> nature of printing and find potential areas where standardization could improve
> the printing experience for the end-user as well as perhaps to make the task of
> creating printers, printing systems, printing utilities, etc. easier and better.
> As such, the time has come to have an "open forum" session to brainstorm for
> ideas.
>
> On Tuesday evening at the Denver meeting (September 21st) we will be having the
> previously pre-announced "brainstorming" session. We will start at 5 PM and
> work for about 4 hours. Please plan you flights accordingly. Remember, the
> Denver airport is in "Kansas" (i.e. rather distant from downtown Denver) to so
> allow time to get to the hotel.
>
> Between now and then, please start thinking about the areas you think the PWG
> should consider. Some suggestions I have already had include:
>
> 1) Multifunction device standards
> - MIBs?
> - Protocols?
> - etc.
>
> 2) Linux Printing
> - UPDF based?
> - something else?
>
> I am sure there are hundreds of other areas ripe for exploration so put your
> thinking caps on!
>
> We will order out for pizza that night so bring some cash to pitch into the pot
> to buy them.
>
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