Ah alright Den tors 19 juni 2025 kl 19:17 skrev Aamot Innovation <ole@aamot.org>:

Thank you.

gnome-printing is obsolete. I will also remove it from www.aamot.org/ole/printing.html and www.github.com/oleaamot/printing

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19. juni 2025 kl. 7:11 pm skrev Luna Jernberg <droidbittin@gmail.com>:

The package is now deleted

Den tors 19 juni 2025 kl 16:52 skrev Luna Jernberg <droidbittin@gmail.com>:

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https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-requests@lists.archlinux.org/t...

Den tors 19 juni 2025 kl 16:51 skrev Luna Jernberg <droidbittin@gmail.com>:

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Alright will do

Den tors 19 juni 2025 kl 16:50 skrev Ole Aamot <ole@aamot.org>:

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Delete gnome-printing from AUR. It is obsolete and not necessary for printing on GNOME Systems.

On 6/19/25 10:00 AM, Ole Aamot wrote:

Hello,

Thank you for your message and for raising these important questions regarding the gnome-printing package recently submitted to the AUR.

I'll address both of your concerns directly:

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1. License of gnome-printing

The license for gnome-printing was initially not clearly stated, and I understand this has caused confusion. To clarify:

The gnome-printing project is an experimental wrapper intended to integrate simplified printing functionality for specific GTK4/GNOME4-based workflows.

It was developed under the principles of free and open-source software, and the intention is to license it under the Public Domain, in line with most GNOME utilities.

The license declaration was inadvertently omitted from the initial release, and we will be adding a COPYING file and SPDX license headers in the next version update on https://github.com/aamotsoftware/printing to make this explicit.

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2. Purpose of gnome-printing

You are absolutely right that GNOME uses CUPS for its built-in printing system. gnome-printing is not a replacement for CUPS or for GNOME's existing print stack. Instead, its goals are:

To provide a user-facing frontend (using GTK4/Adwaita) for certain common printing tasks, primarily aimed at developers and tinkerers who want tighter scripting or sandboxed integration (such as within GNOME Builder or Flatpak applications).

It acts as a thin wrapper around CUPS and the common UNIX lp/lpr utilities, with potential features like:

previewing print jobs via a minimal UI,

generating print-ready PDFs,

selecting specific backends or printers in a streamlined way (especially for headless usage or kiosk setups),

integration with non-CUPS pipelines (future potential, e.g., IPP-over-USB experiments).

That said, it is indeed redundant for general GNOME desktop users, who already benefit from excellent support via the gnome-control-center and evince/gtk-print stack. As such, gnome-printing is niche and optional, meant more for experimentation and lightweight print job scripting in specific GNOME developer scenarios.

See https://www.aamot.org/ole/printing.html ---

Next Steps

We will:

Update the project metadata with the correct license information.

Clarify the purpose and scope of the package in the AUR description and upstream README to avoid misunderstandings.

Ensure FabioLolix’s fixes are merged and credited.

Could you provide me with FabioLolix's fixes?

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Thanks again for your diligence, and we appreciate the Arch community’s attention to detail and software quality.

Warm regards, Ole Kristian Aamot Aamot Research ole@aamot.software www.aamot.io

— cc: Luna (“bittin”), FabioLolix, Muflone

On Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 7:31 AM Chloe <digear466@mailgw.com> wrote:

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Hello,

A few days ago, an AUR user bittin ("Luna") submitted the gnome-printing package to AUR and they signed off their emails with "Luna <on behalf of Ole>".

Community members have raised several issues with the package. While the build script has been mostly fixed (courtesy of FabioLolix), there are still some questions:

1. What is the license of gnome-printing? We are unable to find the license, and therefore it is uncertain whether this software can be redistributed. 2. What is the purpose of gnome-printing? Muflone, who is a Package Maintainer (an official Arch Linux staff role), has pointed out that "GNOME has builtin printing system using CUPS". Does gnome-printing provide any feature which cannot be satisfied by GNOME's builtin features or other existing software?

Regards, gnlrdrvo