From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 28 09:12:05 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 DA2AC106566C for ; Thu, 28 May 2009 09:12:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from mx01.qsc.de (mx01.qsc.de [213.148.129.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96BE08FC20 for ; Thu, 28 May 2009 09:12:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Received: from r55.edvax.de (port-92-195-65-8.dynamic.qsc.de [92.195.65.8]) by mx01.qsc.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC4BE3D3F1; Thu, 28 May 2009 11:12:03 +0200 (CEST) Received: from r55.edvax.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by r55.edvax.de (8.14.2/8.14.2) with SMTP id n4S9BwBr001870; Thu, 28 May 2009 11:11:58 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from freebsd@edvax.de) Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 11:11:58 +0200 From: Polytropon To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20090528111158.aee9a44d.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20090527133706.1a6e4612@scorpio> References: <20061208042111.GA709@host.my.domain> <23685866.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090524104618.0a62a935@scorpio> <23711563.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090525154816.3cee4b9a@scorpio> <20090526144939.d21275c2.freebsd@edvax.de> <20090527133706.1a6e4612@scorpio> Organization: EDVAX X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: Canon printer and TurboPrint X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Polytropon List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 09:12:06 -0000 On Wed, 27 May 2009 13:37:06 -0400, Jerry wrote: > 2) The technology exists, as demonstrated by Microsoft, to easily > configure a printer. It's because MICROS~1 are part of the system that builds the concepts for the printers, and the printers itself. Because of their monopoly positzion, they can say: "If you build a printer, make drivers for our 'Windows', and it will sell well. If you make drivers for FreeBSD, which doesn't exist, then it won't sell." By the way, having to use CDs or DVDs to install printer drivers anlong with loads of crapware (that is usually included) doesn't make the situation better. I prefer the system that FreeBSD uses: You install ONE (!) printer system that supports all (standard compliant) printers, and you don't have to do any more work. On a system with no printer, you install nothing. On a system where the printer is changed, you don't need to deinstall driver A and install driver B, you simply alter the printer system's setting. > Having to perform Herculean tasks, load extra > software; i.e. cups for instance, etc is not productive. CUPS isn't extra software in my opinions. Printer drivers are. Because they are required to make a thing working that does not conform to standards that would have made it work "out of the box". > 4) My time is valuable. I don't feel like wasting it trying to get a > printer to work correctly when it is easier to do on a Win32 box. It > is not time well spent. Time spent learning is always worth spending. Remember that "we who have learned to get things working" are always called when troubles arise, and we are paid to do so. :-) -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...