> It's $%@#$!@#$!@# annoying when people come afterwards and explain how
simple a task is, and clearly have no idea about the complexities and
problems.

> Maybe d-bus is a poor fit for hplip. I don't know and I suspect you don't
either.

We do. Although the word "simple" is not the main point, I see it tripped you. I apologize.

Simple is the result of the hard work of people, I assume like you, put on a complex and difficult task.

This simplicity we value and want preserved.