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On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 08:36:59AM +1100, Benno wrote:
> We have a chicken-egg problem here of the desktop community not being
> big enough that every printer is tested and provides drivers for
> Linux, but it is exactly reasons like that that hinder the growth of
> the community.
>
> Maybe it means desktop Linux companies need to knock on more doors
> to try and get more printers being sold with a "Works with Linux"
> sticker or something.
There already is...
...look for the printers with "Postscript" written on them.
This problem has been solved for many years. The difficulty that we are
experiencing is a reflection of the inability of Australian consumers
to demand high quality products when they go shopping. Giving them a
wider range of printer drivers will NOT fix this fundamental problem.
- Tel
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