GSoC 2020 Projects

Contributors, completed projects, and mentoring details for GSoC 2020.

Completed Work

GSoC 2020 Projects

5 projects

Extract Raster data from PDFs for direct printing

Developed functionality to extract raster data directly from PDF files for direct printing, and contributed to the conversion of CUPS filters into reusable filter functions.

General Printer Application SDK

Created a General Printer Application SDK by working on PAPPL and building an HP PCL sample Printer Application. Also helped convert cups-filters into filter functions.

Speed/Scaling optimization of cups-browsed

Optimized cups-browsed for speed and scalability, improving its performance when handling large numbers of discovered network printers.

Linux GUI application to admin MF devices using IPP System Service

Built a Linux GUI application to administer multi-function devices using the IPP System Service, providing a user-friendly interface for managing IPP-capable printers and scanners.

Make Printer Applications Configurable

Made Printer Applications configurable through runtime settings, and started creating a native Gutenprint Printer Application — the first larger-scope native Printer Application.

From the Blog

News & Updates

Blog posts related to GSoC 2020.

OpenPrinting mentoring on the Google Summer of Code 2020!

The Linux Foundation got accepted as a mentoring organization for the GSoC 2020 and OpenPrinting as one of its sub-organizations will offer a wide variety of student projects again