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(OT) Jokes, lprng and old cars [was: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)?]

From <tomas@tuxteam.de>
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Subject (OT) Jokes, lprng and old cars [was: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)?]
Date 2021-05-11 19:20 +0200
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On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 06:38:46PM +0200, deloptes wrote:

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> around 1998 you could already print with other tools than lpr or lprng.
> When I listen to you guys I have a respect, but you must understand that
> time goes on - this is like advertising Mercedes Benz from 1930 and telling
> me how cool this car was ... well might be, might be, but no one needs this
> anymore - except the museum.

Difference is, the Benz 1930 guzzled gas like there was no tomorrow and was
slow and uncomfortable.

Lprng uses up way less resources than CUPS, is easier to set up and
understand, and Just Works.

I don't have a car, BTW. Never had. Prefer to invest in tasty food :)

> So I just wanted to make a joke :)

That's OK, but then don't be surprised when jokes come back ;-)

Cheers
-- t

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Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2021-05-10 18:00 +0200
  Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? ghe2001 <ghe2001@protonmail.com> - 2021-05-10 20:30 +0200
    Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2021-05-11 04:10 +0200
  Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2021-05-10 22:20 +0200
    Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2021-05-11 04:20 +0200
  Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? "Russell L. Harris" <russell@rlharris.org> - 2021-05-10 23:10 +0200
    Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2021-05-11 00:20 +0200
      Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-05-11 08:50 +0200
        Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2021-05-11 09:50 +0200
          Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-05-11 10:00 +0200
            Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2021-05-11 11:00 +0200
      Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-05-11 17:20 +0200
        Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2021-05-11 18:40 +0200
          (OT) Jokes, lprng and old cars [was: Printing addresses on a #10  envelope (US)?] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-05-11 19:20 +0200
            Re: (OT) Jokes, lprng and old cars [was: Printing addresses on a #10  envelope (US)?] tomas@tuxteam.de - 2021-05-11 21:00 +0200
            Re: (OT) Jokes, lprng and old cars [was: Printing addresses on a #10  envelope (US)?] "Russell L. Harris" <russell@rlharris.org> - 2021-05-11 21:00 +0200
            Re: (OT) Jokes, lprng and old cars [was: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)?] deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2021-05-12 09:10 +0200
        Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? "Russell L. Harris" <russell@rlharris.org> - 2021-05-11 18:50 +0200
    Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2021-05-11 04:30 +0200
      Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? "Russell L. Harris" <russell@rlharris.org> - 2021-05-11 06:50 +0200
  Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2021-05-11 18:30 +0200
    Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2021-05-11 18:50 +0200
      Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-05-11 19:30 +0200
        Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-05-15 10:40 +0200
          [OT] developing envelopes [was: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope  (US)?] <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-05-15 10:50 +0200
  Re: Printing addresses on a #10 envelope (US)? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-05-12 11:20 +0200

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