Hi Obet This is actually more or less the same as a suggestion I made a few months ago, not necessarily re printers but providing support for local computer shops.
The good thing is that most of these computer shops are organized and have periodical meetings. This is great for PLUG because all we have to do is schedule an opportunity to present to them during one of their meetings. This is a regular thing that most companies that promote products do - I'm sure they'll let us do the same for them because most computer shops are aware of Linux but are understandably wary of support for it. Showing up as an organized org will help them understand it more and support it. Incidentally, the local internet stores are very organized and have regular meetings as well. Anyway what I'm saying is, we'll get to this - and other activities, at a later date. Right now the priority is to get organized and for members like yourself - and your ideas - to get recognized. I wrote a draft schedule down and once the site is up I'll post it there. Gary On Nov 29, 2007 4:55 PM, Roberto Verzola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the responses to my suggestion: > - others who were supportive > - the complete list is already online > - go hp > - how do we go about this > > Remember that the milieu of my suggestion is computer shops, which are one > of > the keys for promoting linux, partic. the shop owner, or 'visor, or the > ordinary sales person. A customer comes in and asks: this laser printer > looks > ok, and the price is right for me. will it work with my ubuntu linux? > > the shop owner can't be expected to go searching the Internet to answer > that > question. The complete list is a resource for the Linux-advocate, not for > them (unless they are actually FOSS advocates). > > I wonder if there's any shop owner here. But my guess is that the best way > to > give info the shops will use is to give them a printed list. Anyone asks > about Linux. they check the list. If the item is there, then they can show > the customer, and then the customer assured and he knows he can run to a > group if he has problems. > > The models actually being sold in the Phils are quite few. Visit the > largest > shop you know (say, Octagon at Megamall -- one of the biggest I think. I > bought my laser printer there. They had 5-6 six brands in the 4-6 thou > price > range. Only Samsung indicated in their manual Linux compatibility, and the > driver in the CD itself didn't work). > > I did check the openprinting.org site. Its recommended solution was way > too > complicated. I do remember trying it and giving up halfway to look for a > better way. > > The list I am suggesting should only cover models sold in the Philippines, > so > it will be smaller and maybe practical to print. Maybe it should cover > only > hardware PLUG members have actually tried (for further discussion, this). > > Yes, hp... But the customer wants the Samsung because its cheaper. We > still > need to answer the question: will it work with Linux? > > How do we go about this? I suggest that a PLUG volunteer come forward (I > know > I made the orig suggestion, but I can't be that volunteer sorry) who will > take responsibility to move this project forward (have the wiki ready, get > needed info from PLUG members, hassle the PLUG directors for some > operating > funds, form a committee, etc.) > > My posts are too long, sorry. > > Regards to all, > > Obet
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