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hplip package

  1. Bug #1811504
  2. Comment #57

Comment 57 for bug 1811504

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brian_p (claremont102) wrote : Re: scan with Laserjet MFP-M28 fails

I would not have revisited this bug report if it had not been for

https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1840842

Now I find it is fixed. However, I feel like complaining about the way the issue has been treated.

1. Bug reported on 2019-01-12; fix announced on 2019-07-17. A 6 month wait.

2. In 3.19.6, models.dat still has "plugin=0". Why then is a plugin required? Nobody has ever explained.

3. "scan-type=9" is still undocumented.

4. The Release Notes for 3.19.6 have absolutely no mention of this bug (or any other bug) being fixed. Talk about keeping everyone in the dark. I regard this lack of changelog detail as a serious defect.

5. Correct information about the cause or origin of the issue is completely lacking. If upstream do not know, at least say so; we are not mushrooms. :)

6. HPLIP is important, quality software. It deserves better.

--
Brian.