https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795934
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795934#c4
Johannes Meixner changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Status|NEEDINFO |RESOLVED
InfoProvider|Joseph.Comfort@asu.edu |
Resolution| |DUPLICATE
--- Comment #4 from Johannes Meixner 2013-01-04 09:51:17 CET ---
Regarding "include this driver file in the distribution":
Often PPD files from manufacturers are not under a free license,
see "Conditions" at
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Information_for_Printer_Manufacturers_Regarding_L...
If PPD files from Brother are under a free license:
One could get in contact with the OpenPrinting workgroup
of the Linux Foundation at
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting
so that the free PPD files from Brother get included
at the OpenPrinting web site.
This way all Linux users could get the PPDs from there
and then also all Linux distributions can provide them.
In particular regarding openSUSE
see "openSUSE printer driver software packages" at
http://en.opensuse.org/Concepts_printing
and bnc#641704
Alternatively one could get in contact with Brother so that
Brother provides all their free PPDs to OpenPrinting.
But according to
http://www.openprinting.org/driver/Postscript-Brother
there are already free PPD files from Brother at OpenPrinting.
The "Supplier: Brother" indicates that Brother already
provides free PPDs to OpenPrinting but currently at least
the one for the HL5340 is missing there.
Perhaps the HL5340 is a relatively new model and Brother
forgot to submit its PPD file to OpenPrinting?
Please get in contact with Brother and ask them why their
PPD file for the HL5340 is not available at OpenPrinting.
If PPD files from Brother are not under a free license:
You should get in contact with Brother and ask for free PPD files
because only free PPD files can be included in the Linux
distributions and only with PPD files that are included
in the Linux distributions Brother's PostScript printers
could "just work out of the box".
It never did work satisfying when only a few people who work at
Linux distributiors ask printer manufacturers for free PPD files
and free printer driver software.
It should work when many customers ask their printer manufacturers
for free PPD files and free Linux printer driver software.
Leverage hint:
Notably HP and to some extent also Epson are printer manufacturers
who provide free PPD files and free printer driver software, see
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Printer_buying_guide
and customers are free to choose a printer manufacturer
who really supports free software ;-)
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 795582 *** http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795582
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