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My cup of hatred for CUPS runneth over, but let's focus on just one hate:
Due to really bad weather today, I wanted to work from home. No problem, as I
have a high speed network connection. I wanted to print some documents from my
Linux workstation at the office to my printer at home. No problem, sez I, cuz I
have CUPS. Oho, I can hear you experienced folks chortle, you're asking for it
now. And I was.
I set up the printer: hostname, queue name, usw... Tell CUPS to print a test
page. No joy. Walk over to the console of my print server at home. Print a test
page to the same print queue. Ka-chunk! Out comes the page. Back to my Linux box
at work. Look in the cups error log. It tells me the print failed, and I should
try setting the LogLevel to debug for more information. No problem, sez I, cuz
CUPS has this amazing web-based UI for configuration and set up (which I had in
fact already used to add the printer).
Some of you have already guessed what comes next, but for the rest, I'll tell
you: There is no way I could find anywhere in the wonderful web-based UI to set
the LogLevel to debug. Why not, CUPS? Why not, you chuckle-headed steaming pile
of electronic offal, WHY NOT? Is this not a reasonable request, especially when
a user is trying to, f'rinstance, ADD A NEW PRINTER? If you are the new face of
Unix-based printing, no wonder adoption of Unix on the desktop still ain't
happening!
CUPS, I hate your electronic guts with a passion unmatched, save for my hatred
of all your software brethren!
--
I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone.
My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone.
-- Bjarne Stroustrup, creator of the C++ programming language
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