From the looks of that FAQ, macOS support for the project was effectively abandoned long ago. The most recent looking FAQ entries reference Mac OS 10.5, which was released in 2007. Declaring it "formally deprecated" now is - well, a formality.
So I assume thats why there’s no maintainers, and probably will never be.
kayodelycaon · 4h ago
> As of July 7, 2024 the Gutenprint project has formally deprecated MacOS support. This means that no further MacOS-compatible binaries will be produced.
echelon · 2h ago
> sourceforge.io
Blast from the past. The 1990's and 2000's were a different time.
Does anybody know how many active projects are still left there? And who wound up owning them after Slashdot?
eadmund · 1h ago
> Does anybody know how many active projects are still left there?
https://sourceforge.net/about/leadership appears to indicate that it’s still associated with Slashdot Media. I remember when they were bought that the new owner spent quite a bit of time regaining the trust of the software community. No idea how healthy the company’s business or operations are now, but it’s impressive that they’ve survived this long.
I don’t really know what their USP is anymore. It might be fun to start a new project there just to see what it’s like now.
guywithahat · 4h ago
Does macOS not already have their own printer drivers? Why would someone install gimp-print on their MacBook?
soraminazuki · 2h ago
There have been cases where I needed to install drivers from the manufacturer. Hunting it down from the manufacturer's website is a pain and most importantly, I'd rather avoid installing CrapPrinterBundle.exe [1] from hardware manufacturers if I could avoid it. Gutenprint has been a good alternative in this case.
Dye sublimation printers is another reason. Gutenprint has great support for those
superkuh · 4h ago
Not the only problems with printing on modern Mac OS. I recently had to install little linux print servers at many locations due to Apple's Sequoia 15 dropping support for any sort of printing over USB to the ubiquitous and still better than most HP Deskjets used in many offices.
soraminazuki · 2h ago
Only if printers didn't keep getting progressively worse. All I want is a printer that can instantly print after I power it on, prints nicely with cheap ink, doesn't connect to the internet, and supports driverless printing.
MBCook · 19m ago
I get GP’s sentiment, but I’m tired of printer crap too. Especially special drivers/apps they ‘need’.
AirPrint makes my life easy, so support it or don’t get purchased.
(Is Gutenprint even relevant anymore? I don't know a lot about professional printing - if you know more than I do, how outdated does the printer list at https://gimp-print.sourceforge.io/p_Supported_Printers.php look?)
https://github.com/apple/cups/issues/5271
So I assume thats why there’s no maintainers, and probably will never be.
Blast from the past. The 1990's and 2000's were a different time.
Does anybody know how many active projects are still left there? And who wound up owning them after Slashdot?
https://sourceforge.net/directory/ shows hundreds of thousands, but I can’t see a good way to filter out inactive projects.
> And who wound up owning them after Slashdot?
https://sourceforge.net/about/leadership appears to indicate that it’s still associated with Slashdot Media. I remember when they were bought that the new owner spent quite a bit of time regaining the trust of the software community. No idea how healthy the company’s business or operations are now, but it’s impressive that they’ve survived this long.
I don’t really know what their USP is anymore. It might be fun to start a new project there just to see what it’s like now.
[1]: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/printers
Sometimes you need them to fully utilize the printer, like my Canon Pixma Pro-100.
AirPrint makes my life easy, so support it or don’t get purchased.