[Printing-architecture] [Printing-japan] OpenPrinting Japan Sept. Meeting Minutes
Till Kamppeter
till.kamppeter at gmail.com
Mon Sep 8 11:16:03 PDT 2008
Thank you, Mihara-san.
I forward your translation to the printing-architecture mailing list,
for further discussion on tonight's OpenPrinting Steering Committee telecon.
Till
Osamu MIHARA wrote:
> Hi, Here is the translation of the meeting minutes.
> --
> OpenPrinting Japan Sept. Meeting Minutes
> 4th Sept. (thu) 14:30 - 17:00
> at The Linux Foundation Office in Kioi-cho, Tokyo
>
> Attendee
> Kunai, Osonoi (Linux Foundation)
> Kanji, Otani (BBR)
> Miyata, Ishii, Olaf (Avasys)
> Saito (NEC Soft)
> Ogasawara (Richo)
> Yamagishi (Turbolinux)
> Toratani (Canon)
> Mihara (Fuji Xero)
>
> Agenda
> (1) Action Item follow up
> (2) Action Items from Tokyo Meeting (with Till) follow up
> (3) CPD
> (4) PDF filters
> (5) Linux Foundation Web Materials
> (6) Joint Meeting with PWG
>
> Minutes
> (1) Action Item follow up
>
> o PDF with DRM issue (Otani-san will report details to Kunai-san)
> -> Kunai-san contacted to Jim, and Jim contacted Adobe.
> -> A contact person is assigned.
> -> Will wait for Till to contact with the person.
>
> (2) Action Items from Tokyo Meeting
>
> o PPD extensions:
> - Improve Dialog Localization. Currently we can only translate text into a
> given language. Localization for icons and localization by
> region was
> suggested.
> -> no progress. Mihara to confirm CUPS implementation of locale.
> -> CUPS already supports language and region (country) locale.
> -> So, CPD should follow the globalization rule by CUPS.
>
> - Add Extra Wiki page for fallbacks when using old PPDs.
> -> Description for fallback seems to be added. Each vendor should
> check it.
> -> Closed.
>
> - Otani/Olaf contact to get libpoppler-dev fixed (Ubuntu, Fedora,
> Debian, SUSE, RedHat, Mandriva)
> -> Bug has repored to RH and waiting for the response (Olaf)
> (The problem may be recognized, because it is OK with Fedora 9.)
> -> Re-packaging of OPFC PDF filter is not done yet (Otani)
>
> - OpenPrinting DB Rating system: Split user/vender rating, clarify
> criteria
> -> Ask Till Again
> -> Remains as a "Concern Item"
>
> - Server should not be in US. It must be moved to other country
> -> Issue with software including cryptgraphy or software patent
> -> Current system has means to designate servers, so vendors can
> change to their own server. But as long as the main server
> locates in US, we cannot avoid such kind of software are uploaded
> to the server by communities. It may causes disadvantages on The
> Linux Foundation.
> -> Kunai-san to check regal possibilities and counter measures.
> (May after the Adobe issue...)
>
> (3) CPD
> - API design, coding completed.
> - KDE dialog implementation completed.
> - GNOME dialog is not done yet. May completed by this fall.
> (1-2 more months)
>
> (4) PDF Filters
>
> o Separation from libpoppler source tree.
> - Separations of pdftopdf, imagetopdf and pdfraster are completed
> -> They are put to Ubuntu as patches on CUPS package.
> - textopdf, pdftoijs are completed.
> -> included in Ubuntu.
> - pdftoopvp is difficult to separate from libpoppler.
> Current configuration (pdftoopvp including poppler source) is
> rejected by Ubuntu by maintenance reason.
> -> Problems:
> 1) Pattern fill of interior of characters is enhanced.
> 2) Other enhancement to support opvp *raster*
> 3) splash functions are modified.
> (Those modifications are scattered over the poppler source tree)
> -> Conclusion:
> Drop 1) and 2), import splash function into filter source tree.
> As to the actual implementation work, wait for the spare time of
> Otani-san.
> -> Color Management currently discussed in ML
> May be future feature.
>
> (5) Web Matrials
>
> - Osonoi-san have plan to organize and enhance web pages of The Linux
> Foundation Japan.
> - Add Japanese Translated pages from LF site (such as driver
> download).
>
> - Needs update OpenPrinting/APAC Page
>
> - Score Card (rating) page should be deleted from LF site.
>
> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/SuggestedPrinters
>
> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/LinuxSupportByPrinterVendors
> (They are personal and informal opinion and not appropriate as
> information from The Linux Foundation.)
>
> (6) Joing Meeting with PWG
>
> - Glen, Till and George may attend the meeting if it is held in
> Lexington.
>
> - No member from Japan can attend it.
>
> Action Items
> - Confirm status to Till about Adobe PDF issue (Kunai)
> - Study US Server issue (Kunai) -- may after Adobe issue
> - Ask Till to delete Score Card (rating) pages (Kunai)
> - Confirm local implementation of CUPS (Mihara)
> - Check CPD status (all)
> - Modify pdftoopvp to separate from poppler source tree (Otani)
> - Translate minutes to English and post it (Mihara)
> - Inform SC that Japan member cannot attend the Lexington Meeting
> (Toratani)
>
> Concerned Items
> - OpenPrinting DB Rating system: Split user/vender rating, clarify
> criteria
>
> Next Meeting
> Oct. 9 (thu) 14:30
> at The Linux Foundation Office in Kioi-cho, Tokyo
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