On Monday 16 October 2006 02:29, "Duncan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about '[gentoo-amd64] Re: Printer Setup': > Are > those drivers closed source (in which case no way, I prefer FLOSS > drivers, thanks, and certainly won't be putting any of my money into > anything without them, "Linux" non-support that closed source ultimately > is), or open but simply not ported to amd64/x86_64 yet?
IIRC, they do have one GPL'd "driver" but I believe it's just a cups->lpd or lpd->cups "gateway driver"... If you can find their linux pages, they do have some documentation about the licensing, but I don't believe their licenses pass the DSFG -- I seem to remember pulling their drivers from the non-free repository when I was trying to get them to work on my laptop. > Of course, if they simply open the specs > sufficiently, the community will often provide drivers without company > effort No doubt. I'd prefer open specifications over open drivers anyday; it makes whatever driver exist much more maintainable and portable. Usually, open drivers mean we can reverse-engineer a specification, but that's tricky at best. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh
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