On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:33:50 -0400, Linonut wrote:
> * Rick peremptorily fired off this memo:
>
>> On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:39:20 -0700, Tim Smith wrote:
>>
>>> In article <14972994.3UsY2bAEaZ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> support, which is why Sun sucks up to Linux devs. The same goes for
>>>> Mac OS X, which has very limited hardware support (so people go to
>>>> the Apple 'toy shop' for peripherals).
>>>
>>> What peripherals would those be, Roy?
>>>
>>> For peripherals that ordinary people use, OS X has better support than
>>> Linux. Take a look at scanners, cameras, and printers, for example.
>>> It's quite common to find that the ones that Linux people are busy
>>> boycotting to try to get support for include Mac support.
>>
>> I often wonder why, with OS X using CUPS, why there aren't more Linux
>> printer drivers.
>
> Whaddaya mean? Check out the foomatic database, for example. Plenty of
> printer support! Why would Apple's CUPS support more printer's than
> CUPS on other UNIXen?
I don't know. Maybe I am uninformed. For instance, are Lexmark printers
still poorly supported under Linux?
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Rick
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