Ubuntu Tuesday Printing Bug Hunt

“My wife complains that open office will never print on Tuesdays” A bizarre sentence; which kicked off one of the most interesting bug hunts in Ubuntu’s history. It all starts with some goofy pattern matching. Berkeley Commands CUPS Commands System V Commands LPD Support (cups-lpd) Scheduler (cupsd) Web Interface (CGI) Notifiers Job Files Log Files Config Files Filter PPD Filter Port Monitor Backend Printer Email RSS

A screenshot explains how the bizarre claim that OpenOffice would never print on Tuesdays led to an entertaining Ubuntu printing bug hunt involving convoluted pattern matching and the CUPS printing system. The joke is that an absurdly specific complaint exposes a surprisingly complex software bug, making it useful as a reaction to overly complicated debugging stories. EN: A screenshot explains how the bizarre claim that OpenOffice would never print on Tuesdays led to an entertaining Ubuntu printing bug hunt involving convoluted pattern matching and the CUPS printing system. The joke is that an absurdly specific complaint exposes a surprisingly complex software bug, making it useful as a reaction to overly complicated debugging stories.

• @ithueti / 14899 2024-12-27