<s>
The	O
HPLIP	B-Application
(	O
HP	O
Linux	B-Application
Imaging	O
and	O
Printlng	O
)	O
project	O
—	O
initiated	O
and	O
led	O
by	O
HP	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
HP	O
)	O
—	O
aims	O
to	O
ease	O
Linux	B-Application
systems	O
 '	O
ability	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
HP	O
's	O
inkjet	O
and	O
laser	O
printers	O
with	O
full	O
printing	O
,	O
scanning	O
,	O
and	O
faxing	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
supplied	O
printer-drivers	O
support	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
3,088	O
HP	O
printer	O
models	O
;	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
for	O
low-end	O
models	O
are	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
(	O
FOSS	B-License
)	O
,	O
licensed	O
under	O
MIT	B-License
,	O
BSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
GPL	B-License
licenses	I-License
,	O
but	O
others	O
(	O
including	O
all	O
color	O
laser	O
MFC	O
printers	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
years	O
)	O
require	O
proprietary	O
binary	O
blobs	O
(	O
"	O
plug-ins	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
intends	O
that	O
HPLIP	B-Application
work	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
CUPS	O
(	O
Common	O
UNIX	O
Printing	O
System	O
)	O
and	O
SANE	B-Application
to	O
perform	O
printing	O
and	O
scanning	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HPOJ	B-Application
,	O
the	O
HP	O
OfficeJet	O
Linux	B-Application
driver	O
to	O
get	O
HP	O
's	O
OfficeJet	O
printers	O
to	O
run	O
with	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
ceased	O
development	O
as	O
of	O
13	O
March	O
2006	O
with	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
HPLIP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
HPLIP	B-Application
co-operates	O
with	O
hpiod	O
processes	O
and	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HP	O
offers	O
help	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
HPLIP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
