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@xxxxxxxxx> 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 > _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
