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John B. Slocomb
On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:30:37 +0200, Alias
wrote:
>John B. Slocomb wrote:
>> On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:26:08 +0200, Alias
>> wrote:
>>
>>> John B. Slocomb wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:26:55 +0200, Alias
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> MS and HP want you to buy a new printer. Do yourself a favor and use
>>>>> Ubuntu. It's free and has no problems with HP printers. All you need to
>>>>> do is connect the printer to your computer and Ubuntu will automagically
>>>>> install the drivers. Check it out at http://www.ubuntu.com/
>>>>
>>>> What utter drivel. As I had previously noted Ubuntu doesn't have a
>>>> clue when it comes to the more modern Canon printers.
>>> Wrong. Canon has decided not to supply the drives. That is Canon's
>>> fault, not Ubuntu.
>>
>> Are you saying that Ubuntu, a Linux company and devotee of the
>> open-source philosophy is now willing to including preparatory Canon
>> driver code? sort of a rat leaving a sinking ship sort of philosophy,
>> wouldn't you say? And Canon turned them down, wouldn't giver them the
>> proprietary code either?
>>
>> That really says something about what Canon thinks of the future of
>> Ubuntu, doesn't it. that one of the larger printer manufacturers
>> doesn't want to be associated with this fast moving, dynamic, software
>> house.
>>
>>
>> John B. Slocomb
>> (johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)
>
>Grasping straws again, eh? It's still Canon's fault, no matter how you
>try to spin it to bolster your ill informed opinion about Ubuntu.
How can it be Canon's fault?
Ubuntu goes crawling to Canon. "Please, please let us have your
preparatory drivers to include with Ubuntu to make us look better",
and Canon says "No, boy. those are our drivers, we developed them, and
if you want them you need to either buy a printer or pay us."
All your cheap ass Ubuntu had to do is duke Canon a few bucks and buy
a license but they are too stingy.
John B. Slocomb
(johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)
wrote:
>John B. Slocomb wrote:
>> On Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:26:08 +0200, Alias
>> wrote:
>>
>>> John B. Slocomb wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:26:55 +0200, Alias
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> MS and HP want you to buy a new printer. Do yourself a favor and use
>>>>> Ubuntu. It's free and has no problems with HP printers. All you need to
>>>>> do is connect the printer to your computer and Ubuntu will automagically
>>>>> install the drivers. Check it out at http://www.ubuntu.com/
>>>>
>>>> What utter drivel. As I had previously noted Ubuntu doesn't have a
>>>> clue when it comes to the more modern Canon printers.
>>> Wrong. Canon has decided not to supply the drives. That is Canon's
>>> fault, not Ubuntu.
>>
>> Are you saying that Ubuntu, a Linux company and devotee of the
>> open-source philosophy is now willing to including preparatory Canon
>> driver code? sort of a rat leaving a sinking ship sort of philosophy,
>> wouldn't you say? And Canon turned them down, wouldn't giver them the
>> proprietary code either?
>>
>> That really says something about what Canon thinks of the future of
>> Ubuntu, doesn't it. that one of the larger printer manufacturers
>> doesn't want to be associated with this fast moving, dynamic, software
>> house.
>>
>>
>> John B. Slocomb
>> (johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)
>
>Grasping straws again, eh? It's still Canon's fault, no matter how you
>try to spin it to bolster your ill informed opinion about Ubuntu.
How can it be Canon's fault?
Ubuntu goes crawling to Canon. "Please, please let us have your
preparatory drivers to include with Ubuntu to make us look better",
and Canon says "No, boy. those are our drivers, we developed them, and
if you want them you need to either buy a printer or pay us."
All your cheap ass Ubuntu had to do is duke Canon a few bucks and buy
a license but they are too stingy.
John B. Slocomb
(johnbslocombatgmaildotcom)