Why use CUPS instead of LPRng?

adrian_at_cam.cornell.edu
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: 28 Dec 2004 18:40:42 -0800

I installed a new system and it came with CUPS installed to handle the
printer. It works. But one day I rushed to "lprm" a bogus print job
to save some paper and CUPS asked me for a password and then refused
(repeatedly) to authenticate me. I don't recall LPRng ever doing this.
And I couldn't find an obvious way to turn this off. So now I'm
wondering why use CUPS?

I have one locally connected printer. Printer "classes" are obviously
of no benefit. I'm not excited by the web interface. Does CUPS offer
any advantages over LPRng for a system with a single local printer?