Re:WebAssembly+WebUSB port of the SANE scanner library
by dwaite on Sunday April 30, 2023 @04:23AM
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This is interesting, however to pour a bit of water on the opportunities here:
- CUPS has existed for over 20 years
- Java has existed for over 25 years
However, I still not use CUPS or similar systems on Windows. And Java-based (or other VM-based) printer drivers have never been a thing AFAIK, on any platform.
There are however platform independent device support at a lower level, e.g. OpenFirmware and EFI. This is usually not leveraged post-boot.
- CUPS has existed for over 20 years
- Java has existed for over 25 years
However, I still not use CUPS or similar systems on Windows. And Java-based (or other VM-based) printer drivers have never been a thing AFAIK, on any platform.
There are however platform independent device support at a lower level, e.g. OpenFirmware and EFI. This is usually not leveraged post-boot.