RFE as to list settings, and more: was: Re: system-config-printer adding Windows printer via Samba

[R P Herrold]

an earlier send of this may have been 'eaten' as the list as 
an addressee was in a CC.  I do not see it in the archive

Adam (that 'well-known poster to this list' has decloaked, so 
I send along my half of the conversation as well) mentioned my 
prior communication with him, which is set out as at least a 
couple possib8ilities as to a test case for a Workstation 
class unit

- R

On Fri, 27 Apr 2018, Michael Schwendt wrote:
> test@ list must be popular. No replies since April 10th 
> despite a clear subject! What other list these days would 
> have drawn the attention of someone with interest in 
> Fedora's printing functionality?

Oh -- I don't know -- for reasons unclear,the 'Reply-to' is to 
the initial poster alone, not the list -- just noticed this

That causes list traffic to simply disappear, unanswered

RFE to List-Owner:  Please alter the 
    Reply-to: [e-mail]
for this list

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I have 'cc'd the proper 'owner' identiy -- we shall see.

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That said, I was corresponding privately with a well known 
poster to this list about the fact that:

acceptance testing did not include a working printer for a 
    'Workstation' class unit

I received a prompt reply thus:
> > > the upgrade criteria. That is noted here:
> > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1503321#c7
>
> Interesting bug
>
> I see:
>
> The decision to classify this bug as an AcceptedBlocker was 
> made, even though there is no current criteria to warrant 
> blocking on this. We plan to make a near-future change to the 
> criteria so that a bug like this from this point on will be 
> blocker-qualifying
>
> ==========
>
> What IS the process and proper venue / place to seek changes 
> in blocker-qualifying criteria?

Send a proposal to test@ (usually worth CCing to other lists 
that may be interested too). Ideally include the words 
'proposal' or 'proposed' and 'criteria' or 'criterion' in the 
subject, cos it makes it a lot easier to find it later.

You can find lots of previous examples by, well, searching the 
list archives for those words. A proposal typically includes a 
general explanation of the nature of the proposed change and 
the reason for it, and the specific text you want to add or 
change or remove.

Thanks!

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I have not gotten back to searching the archives for a 'worked 
example' to follow yet -- not enough 'tuits'

Long form of my prior comment to him was:

I am thinking here of a comment ... made a while back, that 
did not provoke any response, that there was no requirement 
that printing actually work, much of anywhere

I particularly think that a unit in 'workstation' role should:

1. have a working LPR, [and so a matching LPD] to receive 
    print jobs, and

2. either 
   a. (worst choice) catch and route such to root's email as a 
        an attachment print job file via mailx -- bad idea as 
        it fills up /var/spool/mqueue/ [/] /var/spool/mail/

b. (perhaps better) pop up a message that print services 
        are not yet configured, and optionally offer 
        suggestions in a 'want to know more' link

c.  (best of the lot) if print services ARE configured,
        hand off the print job to that service

I've been unclear about where to champion such a proposed 
change in release criteria

Thank you

-- Russ herrold