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"LPRng" is what the upstream has been calling it. Originally it was an open source project with commercial support.
I should note that it's fallen out of support twice, most recently
continuing since 2019. (I abandoned it for CUPS when the original author stopped supporting it in 2005. Since CUPS supports both BSD lpr and System
V lp frontends, it's basically drop-in.)
As for fixing the current one, I think someone will need to step forward
and take over support; "a general lack of interest over the past several decades" in the original message doesn't suggest that's forthcoming.
On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 8:37=E2=80=AFPM Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <des@freeb= sd.org> wrote:
Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <des@FreeBSD.org> writes:
It would be extremely helpful if those of you who are using base lpr /
lpd today could take the time to try out the lprng package / the print/lprng port (which should be a drop-in replacement) and let me kno=
w
if there is any loss of functionality.
Sorry, it's actually LPRng (sysutils/LPRng), not lprng (print/lprng),
because that would have been too sensible.
DES
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<div dir=3D"ltr">"LPRng" is what the upstream has been calling it=
. Originally it was an open source project with commercial support.<div><br= ></div><div>I should note that it's fallen out of support twice, most r= ecently continuing since 2019. (I abandoned it for CUPS when the original a= uthor stopped supporting it in 2005. Since CUPS supports both BSD lpr and S= ystem V lp frontends, it's basically drop-in.)</div><div><br></div><div= >As for fixing the current one, I think someone will need to step forward a=
nd take over support; "a general lack of interest over the past severa=
l decades" in the original=C2=A0message doesn't suggest that's=
forthcoming.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_containe= r"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 8:37=E2=80= =AFPM Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <<a href=3D"mailto:
des@freebsd.org">des@f= reebsd.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding= -left:1ex">Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <
des@FreeBSD.org> writes:<br>
> It would be extremely helpful if those of you who are using base lpr /=
> lpd today could take the time to try out the lprng package / the<br>
> print/lprng port (which should be a drop-in replacement) and let me kn= ow<br>
> if there is any loss of functionality.<br>
Sorry, it's actually LPRng (sysutils/LPRng), not lprng (print/lprng),<b=
because that would have been too sensible.<br>
DES<br>
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Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav -
des@FreeBSD.org<br>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><div><br></div><span class= =3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_s= ignature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>brandon s allbery kf8= nh</div><div><a href=3D"mailto:
allbery.b@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">allbe=
ry.b@gmail.com</a></div></div></div></div></div>
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