OP Arch Minutes - 17 October 2007

Linux Foundation (merger of OSDL and FSG) Open Printing Architecture Conference Call Minutes 17 October 2007

ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/fsg/architecture/OP-Arch-Minutes-20071017.htm

Meeting called to order by Ira McDonald at 3pm US EDT 17 October 2007. Minutes taken by Ira McDonald.

Attendees

Absentees

Agenda

(0) Other Printing News

    - Glen - new direction from Epson management about OP activities
      - At present embedded thin thread work by Glen is on hold

(1) Review and approve minutes from last meeting

    - See minutes at:
    ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/fsg/architecture/OP-Arch-Minutes-20071003.htm

    - Discussion
      - Approved as written

(2) Open Printing Meeting in Tokyo (Friday, 2 November 2007) - Till Kamppeter

    - See latest agenda at:
    https://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/LFJapanSymposiumTokyo2007

    - Discussion
    - OP Japan
      - Do NOT need an OP status review - redundant with OP Summit
    - Glen
      - Define terms: printing path, printer, print queue, print driver
      - Discuss Device Discovery issues - "print queue" versus "printer"
      - Discuss OP module API coherence (see OPS Summary)
      - List key issues that came out of OP Summit in Montreal
      - List short-/mid-/long-term plans / activities

    - ACTION
      - Till - Write first draft of slides for Tokyo ASAP
      - All - Review and comment on draft of slides for Tokyo ASAP

(3) Open Printing Future Directions - Glen Petrie

    - See minutes from October's OP Steering Committee meeting
    ftp://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/fsg/steering_committee/OP-SC-Minutes-20071001.pdf

    - Discussion
      - See items (0) and (2) above

Open Action Items

See 'ACTION' in agenda topics above

Next OP Architecture Teleconferences

(1) Wednesday 31 October

    - Note
      - Conflicts with LF Summit in Japan same week
    - Note
      - Daylight Saving Time ends in Europe 28 October and US 4 November

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(2) Wednesday 14 November

    - Note
      - Daylight Saving Time ends in Europe 28 October and US 4 November