351: Interview with Till Kamppeter & Michael Sweet of OpenPrinting, Making Linux Printing Just Work

https://youtu.be/CLEMiM0L2Jk On this episode of Destination Linux (351), we have an awesome interview lined up for you. We are being joined by 2 members of the OpenPrinting project to talk about their work making Printing on Linux so easy and just works. Lets get this show on the road toward Destination Linux! Download as MP3 Special Guests: Till Kamppeter Michael Sweet Link: https://openprinting.github.io/ Supported by: Namecheap = https://destinationlinux.net/namecheap LINBIT = https://destinationlinux.net/linbit Hosted by: Michael Tunnell = https://michaeltunnell.com Ryan (DasGeek) = https://dasgeekcommunity.com Jill Bryant = https://jilllinuxgirl.com Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00:00 Destination Linux 351 Intro 00:00:38 Community Feedback 00:07:46 NAMECHEAP - [ link ] 00:08:44 OpenPrinting Interview 00:09:03 What was your first experience with open source software? 00:24:38 What is the OpenPrinting organization and what services do they provide to the community? 00:38:53 Till, can you tell us about your work on Linux Mandrake? 00:45:02 LINBIT - [ link ] 00:46:20 What are some of the biggest challenges getting drivers to work on Linux? 00:53:10 How has Apple made AirPrint so good? 01:02:19 If you were in the market for a new printer, what brand would you be looking at? 01:08:32 What do you think the future holds for printing as a whole? 01:16:59 What kind of contributions would you ask for and how can they get in touch? 01:21:03 Did Apple make CUPS? 01:28:26 Lightning Round 01:31:25 Outro