Meeting called to order by Ira McDonald at 11am US Eastern. Minutes taken by Ira McDonald.

Note: GoToMeeting was used for this meeting.

Attendees

• Aveek Basu (OpenPrinting) - GSoC Guru
• Danny Brennan - Open Printing Guru
• Till Kamppeter (Canonical) - Open Printing Manager
• Ira McDonald (High North) - OpenPrinting Chair, GSoC Mentor

Agenda

• (0) Google Summer of Code 2025 (Till)
  https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/timeline
  https://openprinting.github.io/OpenPrinting-News-Google-Summer-of-Code-2025-Project-Ideas-List-posted/ - 01/26/25

  - Progress report
    - GSoC 2025 - see timeline link above (posted by Google on 01/14/25)
      - 01/27/25 - Mentoring organizations can begin submitting applications to Google
      - 02/11/25 - Mentoring organization application deadline
      - 02/27/25 - List of accepted mentoring organizations published
      - 02/27/25 to 03/24/25 - Potential GSoC contributors discuss application ideas
      - 03/24/25 - GSoC contributor application period begins
      - 04/08/25 - GSoC contributor application deadline
      - 04/29/25 - GSoC contributor proposal rankings due from Org Admins
      - 05/08/25 - Accepted GSoC contributor projects announced
      - 05/08/25 to 06/01/25 - Community Bonding Period: GSoC contributors get to know mentors
      - 06/02/25 - Coding officially begins
      - 07/18/25 - Midterm evaluation deadline (standard coding period)
      - 08/25/25 to 09/01/25 - Final week: GSoC contributors submit their final work product
      - 09/08/25 - Mentors submit final GSoC contributor evaluations (standard coding period)
      - 09/01/25 to 11/09/25 - GSoC contributors continue coding (extended coding period)
      - 11/18/25 - GSoC contributors to submit their final work product
  
    - See details in upcoming February OP News and March OP News
  

• (1) IPP Everywhere Certified Printers: (Ira)
  https://www.pwg.org/printers/

  - Progress report
    - Certified Printers from Brother, Canon, Digital Check, Epson, HP, Lexmark, Okidata, Ricoh, Samsung
  
    - 625 printers certified for IPP Everywhere v1.0 
  
    - 846 printers certified for IPP Everywhere v1.1
  

• (2) OpenPrinting News (Till)
  https://openprinting.github.io/
  https://openprinting.github.io/news/
  https://openprinting.github.io/OpenPrinting-News-A-New-Approach/ - 28 December 2024
  https://openprinting.github.io/OpenPrinting-News-The-Winter-of-Code-4.0/ - 29 December 2024
  https://openprinting.github.io/cups-browsed-2.1.1/ - 14 January 2025
  https://openprinting.github.io/OpenPrinting-News-Windows-Protected-Print-vs.-Scanning-under-Windows/ - 20 January 2025
  https://openprinting.github.io/OpenPrinting-News-Google-Summer-of-Code-2025-Project-Ideas-List-posted/ - 26 January 2025

  - Progress report
    - See links and topics of Till's news posts above, including new approach to news posts
  

• (3) Printer Application: PAPPL (Mike Sweet)
  https://github.com/michaelrsweet/pappl/releases/tag/v1.4.8
  https://openprinting.github.io/pappl-1.4.8/

  - Progress report
    - Mike posted PAPPL stable release v1.4.8 on 14 November 2024
  

• (4) LPrint (Mike)
  https://github.com/michaelrsweet/lprint/releases/tag/v1.3.1
  https://openprinting.github.io/lprint-1.3.1/

  - Progress report
    - Mike posted LPrint bug fix release v1.3.1 on 31 February 2024
  

• (5) PDFio (Mike)
  https://github.com/michaelrsweet/pdfio/releases/tag/v1.4.0

  - Project report
    - Mike posted PDFio stable release v1.4.0 on 26 December 2024
  

• (6) CUPS and CUPS Filters (Till, Mike)
  https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libcups/releases/v3.0rc3
  https://openprinting.github.io/libcups-3.0rc3/
  https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/releases/tag/v2.4.11
  https://openprinting.github.io/cups-2.4.11/
  https://github.com/OpenPrinting/libcupsfilters/releases/tag/2.1.0
  https://openprinting.github.io/libcupsfilters,-libppd,-cups-filters-2.1.0-Releases-including-vulnerability-fix/

  - CUPS (Mike and Zdenek)
    - Current v3.x release candidate is OP CUPS v3.0rc3 on 22 October 2024.
  
    - Current v2.x stable release is OP CUPS v2.4.11 on 24 September 2024 
  
  
  - CUPS v3.0rc3 release on 22 October 2024
    - libcups v3.0rc3 is the third release candidate of the CUPS v3 library and tools which 
      remove deprecated APIs, add new APIs, and normalize existing APIs
  
    - Updated cupsCreateCertificateRequest to store the new private key separately
  
    - Updated cupsSaveCredentials to validate the input credentials, support using a saved 
      private key from cupsCreateCertificateRequest, and support credential removal as 
      documented
  
    - Updated the raster functions to report more issues via cupsRasterGetErrorString
  
    - Fixed a crash bug on Windows
  
  
  - CUPS v2.4.11 release on 24 September 2024
    - Bug fix release, regarding IPP response validation, processing PPD values, Web UI 
      support (checkbox support, modifying printers) and others fixes
  
    - Detailed list of changes is available in CHANGES.md
  
  
  - CUPS Filters (Till)
    - Current v2.x stable release is v2.1.0 on 17 October 2024
  
  
  - CUPS Filters v2.1.0 release on 17 October 2024
    - Security bug fix release - early release of 2.1.0 to fix CVE-2024-47076
  
    - cfGetPrinterAttributes5(): Validate response attributes before return - the IPP print 
      destination which we are querying can be corrupted or forged, so validate the response 
      to strengthen security. Fixes CVE-2024-47076
  
    - Include cupsfilters/testfilters.sh in release tarball - check_SCRIPTS is not
      automatically included, has to be added to EXTRA_DIST
  
  
  - CUPS Filters v2.0.1 release on 14 August 2024
    - Bug fix release, mainly fixes on the build system, but also on the serial backend
  
    - serial backend: Fixed bug in conversion of comments (Pull request #548)
  
    - pclmtoraster: Properly set CFLAGS - as this is a C program, set pclmtoraster_CFLAGS, 
      not pclmtoraster_CXXFLAGS (Pull request #588)
  
    - configure: Remove == bashism (Pull request #567)
  
    - configure.ac: Remove Avahi check - cups-filters does not use Avahi (Pull request #558)
  

• (7) PWG News (Ira)
  http://www.pwg.org

  - PWG Virtual F2F - 4-5 February 2025 - Ira to attend
    - https://www.pwg.org/chair/meeting-info/february-2025-virtual.html
  
  - Joint PWG / LF OpenPrinting Virtual F2F - 5-7 May 2025 - Ira to attend
    - https://www.pwg.org/chair/meeting-info/meetings.html
  
  - IPP Workgroup Charter - PWG Approved
    - https://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/ipp/charter/ch-ipp-charter-20210409.pdf
      - PWG Call for Objections started on 23 April 2024 ended on 10 May 2024
  
  - IPP Everywhere v2.0 (Mike/Ira) - Prototype draft
    - https://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/ipp/wd/wd-ippeve20-20250129-rev.pdf
      - major update - for a Candidate Standard
      - Schedule - Restart development in Q1/Q2 2025
  
  - IPP Console Extensions v1.0 (Mike) - Interim draft
    - https://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/ipp/wd/wd-ippconsole10-20250127-rev.pdf
      - registration for exposing SNMP prtConsole values and the printer's embedded web server 
       "home page"
      - Schedule - Prototype draft in Q1/Q2 2025 
  
  - IPP Firmware Update Extensions v1.0 (Smith) - Interim draft
    - https://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/ipp/wd/wd-ippfwupdate-20241024-rev.pdf
      - registration for monitoring and managing firmware updates
      - Schedule - Prototype draft in Q1/Q2 2025
  
  - IPP System Service v1.1 (Mike) - Stable draft
    - https://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/ipp/wd/wd-ippsystem11-20241011-rev.pdf
      - errata update plus X.509 registra􀀁on extensions from 2020 and 2021
      - support for IPP OAuth and IPP Infrastructure Printers
      - defines an IPP binding of the System object, System Control Service, Resource 
        Service, and registration operation as defined in various Semantic Model specs 
        (PWG 5108.06, PWG 5108.03, and PWG 5109.1)
      - IPP WG Last Call started on 27 January 2025 ends on 7 February 2025
      - Schedule - PWG Call for Objections in Q1 2025
  
  - IPP Shared Infrastructure Extensions v1.1 (INFRA) (Mike) - Stable draft
    - https://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/ipp/wd/wd-ippinfra11-20240226-rev.pdf
      - errata update
      - defines an IPP Binding of the Cloud Imaging Model that allows IPP Printers to interface
        with shared services based in the network infrastructure and/or through Cloud-based 
        solutions to remotely obtain and process Jobs and Documents, and provide state and 
        configuration changes to those shared services
      - IPP WG Last Call started on 27 January 2025 ends on 7 February 2025
      - Schedule - PWG Call for Objections in Q1 2025
  
  - IPP IPP OAuth Extensions v1.0 (Mike) - Stable draft
    - https://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/ipp/wd/wd-ippoauth10-20240624-rev.pdf
      - major spec - for a Candidate Standard
      - Schedule - PWG Last Call in Q1 2025
  
  - IPP Everywhere Printer Self-Certification Manual v2.0 - Initial draft
    - https://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/ipp/wd/wd-ippeveselfcert20-20220510-rev.pdf
      - major update - for a Candidate Standard
      - Schedule - Restart development in Q1/Q2 2025
  
  - IPP Encrypted Jobs and Documents (Mike/Smith) - Prototype draft 
    - https://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/ipp/wd/wd-ipptrustnoone10-20210519-rev.pdf
      - major spec - for a Candidate Standard
      - initial prototyping in CUPS branch - still needs work
      - Schedule - Stable draft in Q2 2024
  
  - IPP 2.x Fourth Edition (Mike/Ira) - PWG 5100.12-2024 
    - https://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/standards/std-ippbase23-20241108-5100.12.pdf
      - major update of PWG 5100.12-2015
      - restructured to add complete requirements at the spec level
      - defines the 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 versions of the Internet Printing Protocol
      - PWG Call for Objections started on 7 October 2024 ended on 8 November 2024 
  
  - IPP Document Object v1.2 (DOCOBJECT) (Mike) - PWG 5100.5-2024 
    - https://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/candidates/cs-ippdocobject12-20240517-5100.5.pdf
      - errata update - simple changes to 5100.5-2019
      - PWG Call for Objections started on 29 April 2024 ended on 17 May 2024
  
  - IPP Enterprise Printing Ext v2.0 (Smith) - PWG 5100.11-2024
    - https://ftp.pwg.org/pub/pwg/candidates/cs-ippepx20-20240315-5100.11.pdf
      - major update of PWG 5100.11-2019
      - PWG Formal Vote started on 21 February 2024 ended on 15 March 2024
  

• (8) Upcoming Standards Conferences (Ira)

  - PWG Virtual F2F - 4-5 February 2025 - Ira to attend
    - https://www.pwg.org/chair/meeting-info/february-2025-virtual.html
  
  - TCG Members Meeting Hybrid F2F (Austin, TX) - 17-20 February 2025 - Ira to attend
    - https://trustedcomputinggroup.org/
  
  - US NIST Guidance for KEMs Virtual F2F - 25-26 February 2025 - Ira to attend
    - https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-quantum-cryptography
  
  - IETF 122 Hybrid F2F (Bangkok, Thailand) - 17-20 March 2025 - Ira to attend
    - https://www.ietf.org/meeting/122/
  
  - ISO/SAE Joint WG Hybrid F2F (Brussels, Belgium) - 14-17 April 2025 - Ira to attend
    - https://www.iso.org/committee/5383636.html (ISO TC22/SC32)
  
  - Joint IEEE PWG / LF OpenPrinting Virtual F2F - 5-7 May 2025 - Ira to attend
    - https://www.pwg.org/chair/meeting-info/meetings.html
  
  - ESCAR USA Physical F2F (Detroit, MI) - 20-22 May 2025 - Ira to attend
    - https://escar.info/escar-usa
  
  - TCG Members Meeting Hybrid F2F (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 2-5 June 2025 - Ira to attend
    - https://trustedcomputinggroup.org/
  
  - ISO/SAE Joint WG Hybrid F2F (Sapporo, Japan) - 2-6 June 2025 - Ira to attend
    - https://www.iso.org/committee/5383636.html (ISO TC22/SC32)
  
  - IETF 123 Hybrid F2F (Madrid, Spain) - 21-25 July 2024 - Ira to attend
    - https://www.ietf.org/meeting/123/
  

Open Action Items

• See 'ACTION' above

Next OP US/Europe/Brazil/India Conference Calls

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• Note: Brazil permanently ended Standard savings time on 17 February 2019
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• (1) February - US/Europe/Brazil/India - OP Monthly Meeting

      - Tuesday 11 February 2025, Daytime
        - Note - PWG Virtual F2F - 4-5 February 2025
        - Note - TCG Members Meeting Hybrid F2F (Austin, TX) - 17-20 February 2025
        - Note - US NIST Guidance for KEMs Virtual F2F - 25-26 February 2025
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• (2) March - US/Europe/Brazil/India - OP Monthly Meeting (tentative)

      - Tuesday 11 March 2025, Daytime
        - Note - US Daylight Savings Time starts 9 March 2025
        - Note - Europe Summer Time starts 30 March 2025
        - Note - IETF 122 Hybrid F2F (Bangkok, Thailand) - 17-20 March 2025
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        - Brazil
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        - India
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• (3) April - US/Europe/Brazil/India - OP Monthly Meeting (tentative)

      - Tuesday 8 April 2025, Daytime
        - Note - US Daylight Savings Time starts 9 March 2025
        - Note - Europe Summer Time starts 30 March 2025 
        - Note - ISO/SAE Joint WG Hybrid F2F (Brussels, Belgium) - 14-17 April 2025
        - US
          8am in San Francisco - US PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
          9am in Colorado - US MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)
          10am in Chicago - US CDT (Central Daylight Time)
          11am in New York - US EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)
        - Europe
          5pm in Berlin - CEST (Central Europe Summer Time)
        - Brazil
          2pm in Belo Horizonte - BRT (Brasilia Time)
        - India
          8:30pm in New Delhi - IST (India Standard Time)