Printing configuration can be a nightmare

I thought many here would be interested in reading this post by Grant Taylor[1] regarding the difficulty that one can encounter in configuring CUPS. He describes some of the reasons printing systems can be so troublesome and gives Apple plaudits for their GUI configuration tools.
[1]Grant Taylor is the founder of the Linux Printing website and original author of Foomatic, a print driver configuration tool.
Matt
Mac Mini; B&W G3/300

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