June 2025 - Aur-requests - lists.archlinux.org

Re: License and questions regarding gnome-printing
by Luna Jernberg 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

Alright will do Den tors 19 juni 2025 kl 16:50 skrev Ole Aamot <ole(a)aamot.org>: > > 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 It is obsolete and not necessary for printing on GNOME Systems.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: > > > --- > > 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. > > > > --- > > 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? > > --- > > 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(a)aamot.software > www.aamot.io > > — cc: Luna (“bittin”), FabioLolix, Muflone > > > On Thu, Jun 19, 2025, 7:31 AM Chloe <digear466(a)mailgw.com> wrote: >> >> 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

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[PRQ#74049] Deletion Request for python2-cdecimal
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

carlosal1015 [1] filed a deletion request for python2-cdecimal [2]: Python2 is EOL some years ago. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/carlosal1015/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/python2-cdecimal/

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[PRQ#74050] Deletion Request for python2-ctypes
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

carlosal1015 [1] filed a deletion request for python2-ctypes [2]: Python2 is EOL some years ago. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/carlosal1015/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/python2-ctypes/

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[PRQ#74031] Deletion Request for libxml2-2.13
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

oech3 [1] filed a deletion request for libxml2-2.13 [2]: https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/libxml2-legacy/ cnalg17-bin can avoid /opt by patchelf already used. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/oech3/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/libxml2-2.13/

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[PRQ#74055] Deletion Request for libxml2-2.13
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

envolution [1] filed a deletion request for libxml2-2.13 [2]: can be deleted as libxml2-legacy exists in extra [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/envolution/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/libxml2-2.13/

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[PRQ#73948] Deletion Request for symphony-nomusic
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

oech3 [1] filed a deletion request for symphony-nomusic [2]: Upstream down [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/oech3/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/symphony-nomusic/

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[PRQ#74058] Deletion Request for pkgbuild-introspection
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

AlphaLynx [1] filed a deletion request for pkgbuild-introspection [2]: As the comments say, "it's useless. mkaurball does nothing, and mksrcinfo is done by makepkg --printsrcinfo" [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/AlphaLynx/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/pkgbuild-introspection/

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[PRQ#74096] Merge Request for notepadnext-appimage
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

tee [1] filed a request to merge notepadnext-appimage [2] into notepadnext-bin [3]: this package has been replaced by notepadnext-bin [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/tee/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/notepadnext-appimage/ [3] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/notepadnext-bin/

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[PRQ#74092] Deletion Request for purple-instagram
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

matthewq337 [1] filed a deletion request for purple-instagram [2]: it does not have a stable releases yet, therefore this should be the git version [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/matthewq337/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/purple-instagram/

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[PRQ#74093] Deletion Request for symengine-0.13
by notify＠aur.archlinux.org 19 Jun '25

19 Jun '25

iyanmv [1] filed a deletion request for symengine-0.13 [2]: This was only needed by python-qiskit. Since version 2.1.0 released today, they do not rely on symengine anymore. [1] https://aur.archlinux.org/account/iyanmv/ [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/pkgbase/symengine-0.13/

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