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Samsung printer drivers open up the systemSamsung printer drivers open up the systemPosted Jul 19, 2007 7:26 UTC (Thu) by MKesper (guest, #38539)Parent article: Samsung printer drivers open up the system This is the reason why only hardware with free software drivers should be used. The former linuxprinting.org lists some models as suggested printers, but the database also contains entries with proprietary drivers (like Lexmark...) so you always need to double-check.
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Samsung printer drivers open up the system Posted Jul 19, 2007 17:51 UTC (Thu) by gtaylor6 (guest, #19812) [Link] This is the reason why only hardware with free software drivers should be used.Indeed! The former linuxprinting.org [...] also contains entries with proprietary driversIt had better not, or I'll be mighty upset. What non-free drivers are listed? The foomatic project does not exist to provide support for non-free drivers; such drivers--even when they run--are a disservice to users. If there has been some change in this policy by the current foomatic/lp.org maintainers, that would be a big problem. But I'm sure it's just a mistake.
Samsung printer drivers open up the system Posted Jul 19, 2007 19:11 UTC (Thu) by MKesper (guest, #38539) [Link] To put it right: It was user-edited and non-verified data that I encountered.The case I met was Lexmark. I moved it (z600 series) to "paperweight".
Samsung printer drivers open up the system Posted Jul 20, 2007 5:08 UTC (Fri) by gtaylor6 (guest, #19812) [Link] Ah, yes, all is well then; the z600 is indeed a "paperweight" in foomatic terms. It's fine for foomatic to include negative free software data like that, just so there's no foomatic entry for the *driver*.FWIW, the end-user Lexmark driver binary may be borderline obsolete, but Lexmark does also distribute more or less the same thing in link kit form as part of a DDK for Linux. I have actually used this kit to prepare a non-free driver for a client's Lexmark-based print-a-majig. The libraries and sample app will compile and link just fine on modern Linux. That said, it's not worth the trouble to try and make up an end-user driver from the ddk. The result would be non-free, binary, and unsupportable; all just to drive a disposable printer.
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