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Samsung printer drivers open up the system

Samsung printer drivers open up the system

Posted Jul 18, 2007 17:48 UTC (Wed) by Ed_L. (guest, #24287)
In reply to: Samsung printer drivers open up the system by rgmoore
Parent article: Samsung printer drivers open up the system

Yeah, but we should be glad that Windows developers *are* moving, or at least trying to support, Linux as well. The solution, I think, is by way of tactful but FIRM education. We'd really like to have these guys, just not at all costs.

Certainly not at the cost of security, which is one of Linux/Solaris/*BSD's biggest draws over Windows. If any Windows developers are reading this, I did have one Windows-only app that I really really liked: BeigeBag Spice. But I stopped using it, AND stopped paying for version upgrades, after a minor-release maintenance "upgrade" suddenly forced me to start running the program as Administrator. Just no excuse for that. None whatsoever.


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Samsung printer drivers open up the system

Posted Jul 19, 2007 5:36 UTC (Thu) by jhs (guest, #12429) [Link]

Agreed. World domination is achieved now that we have inherited the world's Windows developers. Certainly, greener pastures must lie ahead.

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