Comment 5 for bug 322210

Instead of packaging the manufacturers driver for Ubuntu it would be better to provide a openprinting distribution independent driver package as described here: http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/WritingAndPackagingPrinterDrivers
This would allow automatic download and installation of the manufacturers printer driver by system-config-printer as already implemented by this specification: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/printerdriverautodownload since Ubuntu Intrepid. Please consider asking to the manufacturer of providing such a package that allows their printer driver to be installed automatically on Linux in general (not only Ubuntu).