KNewStuff2

My project:

• Download xml from openprinting.org
• Parse for "our" printer
• If found:
• Download rpm for driver and ppd (whatever available/necessary with this info being in the xml)
  
• Install the rpm
• If not found:
• Report to the user that they should do something such as:
• Investigate (google) if there really is no support
• Write a letter to the manufacturer requesting support etc.

KNewStuff2 project:

KNewStuff2 (KNS2) is an implementation of the "Get Hot New Stuff" (GHNS) framework (if that's the right word).

It's aims and usage scenarios (AFAICT from http://preview.tinyurl.com/yro4qa) don't seem to suit My Project as:

• I need to select what to download based, not on user preference, but on something fixed - the hardware
• KNS2 expects simple post-processing such as unzipping etc.

These somewhat rule out KNS2. They don't quite do so very decisively, but I feel that using KNS2 would be shoehorning somewhat.

Comments?