tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post1889021266559571380..comments2024-03-04T06:09:18.295+00:00Comments on open...: Next, Linux Revolutionises...PrintersGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-31811513901271683052009-06-28T08:05:18.526+00:002009-06-28T08:05:18.526+00:00Interesting thought, but surely nobody is daft eno...Interesting thought, but surely nobody is daft enough to run a printer on Windows...?Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-90370989180650855732009-06-28T02:40:43.960+00:002009-06-28T02:40:43.960+00:00Maybe this better explains Brother's patent de...Maybe this better explains Brother's patent deal with Microsoft. Where HP goes it seems likely Brother will follow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-49218947598248401162009-06-26T09:01:38.164+00:002009-06-26T09:01:38.164+00:00Interesting point: thanks for the link.Interesting point: thanks for the link.Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-9461913786818618512009-06-26T08:33:20.095+00:002009-06-26T08:33:20.095+00:00One thing we'd like to see is movement toward ...One thing we'd like to see is movement toward free and open drivers that can be packaged by the various Linux distros.<br /><br />Explaining that they come out with models too often to keep up with packaging demands, the printer manufacturers have been holding on to their drivers and specifications. HP has long been an exception to this problem.<br /><br />If the manufacturers cannot release an open source driver, they can at least release open specifications so a FLOSS driver can be written.<br /><br />Instead, the industry focus lately has been on making it easy for Linux users to consume their non-free drivers. (I explain a bit more about this at <a href="http://iquaid.org/2009/05/25/new-face-in-meaningful-linux-shows-and-a-reportlet-on-openprinting/" rel="nofollow">http://iquaid.org/2009/05/25/new-face-in-meaningful-linux-shows-and-a-reportlet-on-openprinting/</a>)quaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07122823073909778565noreply@blogger.com