On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 3:14 AM, Johannes Meixner
Regarding HP:
HP is currently the only manufacturer who provides a free software driver package for printers and all-in-one devices which we provide since a very long time in Suse Linux and openSUSE, see http://hplip.sourceforge.net/
Carefully check http://hplip.sourceforge.net/supported_devices/index.html in particular http://hplip.sourceforge.net/supported_devices/unsupported.html
Correction: HP is the only manufacturer which provides a driver package with a license agreement that is compabible with the openSUSE license, hence it can be included on the install DVD. Brother, which I mentioned in my last post, provide drivers at no cost (not even ask for an email address) in RPM format. 1 RPM for SANE scanner drivers and another RPM for CUPS printer drivers. Install the RPM and no further configuration is needed. I've tested these for various printers under 10.1, 10.3 & 11.0 and they all work, except for 64-bit distros needing to move a single file from /usr/lib... to /usr/lib64... I think you should clarify when you post "free" what exactly that word means in your context. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org