Is there a version check for proprietary plugins?
Imagine a user has an older HPLIP version >= 2.7.10 installed
and connects now a ZJStream printer (e.g. Laserjet 1020)
and runs the hp-setup tool of his old instlled HPLIP version.
Is there a version check that the right version of the
proprietary plugin is downloaded which matches to his
actually installed HPLIP version?
For how long does HP provide the proprietary plugins
for older HPLIP versions at all and would the exact
download URL (i.e. what is used by hp-setup)
be unchaged during all the time (or is there at least
an automated redirect by the server at HP so that
the hp-setup download works)?
Background information:
Our next major version of our business products
(SLES and SLED) will provide HPLIP >= 2.7.10.
But usually there is no package version upgrade
during lifetime of a business product which is
about 5 years (and it could be even longer).
This means that e.g. in year 2013 it might happen
that a user installs SLED from scratch on his new
computer and now wants to set up again his
Laserjet 1020 which he owns since a long time.
O.k. - o.k. of course I know that a LaserJet 1020 crap
will most likely not survive such a long time so that
my example is only theoretically but I hope you got
the idea behind ;-)
Seriously:
It is really very important for us what happens
regarding long-time support for HPLIP.
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