From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 27 14:44:19 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66855106564A for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 14:44:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from kuber.nabble.com (kuber.nabble.com [216.139.236.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3528D8FC08 for ; Wed, 27 May 2009 14:44:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1M9KMc-0006Se-CJ for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 27 May 2009 07:44:18 -0700 Message-ID: <23743923.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 07:44:18 -0700 (PDT) From: "kristian.tenorio" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20090525154816.3cee4b9a@scorpio> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Nabble-From: kristian.tenorio@gmail.com References: <20061208042111.GA709@host.my.domain> <23685866.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090524104618.0a62a935@scorpio> <23711563.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090525154816.3cee4b9a@scorpio> Subject: Re: Canon printer and TurboPrint X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 14:44:19 -0000 Well, the fact is if you want an easier way, find someone to fix it for you= . But man, if ya wanna change to *NIX, become a sysadmin better and go. You'll see that it's not that hard, is VERY SIMPLE, only ya've gotta get accostumed. Jerry-107 wrote: >=20 > On Mon, 25 May 2009 12:01:49 -0700 (PDT) > "kristian.tenorio" wrote: >=20 >>Nice, go on using Windows, Jerry. I will use my FreeBSD Box. >>But I'd like to point out that my earlier solution is not that good. >>I'm going to fix it here, Jerry and I'm sure this'll be interesting for >>Chandan. >=20 > Nice, go on "TOP POSTING". I prefer to post in a more logical way. >=20 > Seriously, one of the major problems I face when trying to get an > associate or friend to try a non Windows solution is printing. Windows > users are use to just sticking a CD in the box, installing the driver > and whatever other programs the distributor has assembled for them, and > then printing. *nix systems have never been really 'printer' friendly. > If we are ever going to increase the market share, improving the whole > printer 'experience' needs to be given some serious consideration. > Personally, I cannot see a child or even many adults, going through the > convoluted steps you have described needed to get a simple printer to > work. There has to be a better way. Then again, that is just my 2=C2=A2 o= n > the matter. >=20 > --=20 > Jerry > gesbbb@yahoo.com >=20 > Alas, how love can trifle with itself! >=20 > =09William Shakespeare, "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" >=20 > =20 >=20 --=20 View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Re%3A-Canon-printer-and= -TurboPrint-tp7752609p23743923.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.