-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 The Tuesday 2008-09-09 at 11:40 -0400, Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier wrote:
On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Carlos E. R. <> wrote:
Thanks, but that proves my point, that you have to jump many loops just to use linux. With windows it is just plug and play (or so they claim). If I have problems I go for help to a neighbor or to the shop. With linux, I'm physically alone, there is nobody - except on the network. And the network is good enough for some people, but probably not for the majority.
This can be a problem. I do hope when you went to buy hardware, you contacted the manufacturer and let them know that you were dissatisfied that they didn't support (or indicate support) for Linux.
I do, when I fill the registration form. I did fill out a form on the HP site when they ask "did this information help you?" or something similar, I answered "no". I haven't bought it yet.
IIRC, some printer manufacturers do (or did) brand their boxes with an indication that they supported Linux. I want to say Lexmark did that, but I may be misremembering. I do remember a period of time when I was writing reviews that Lexmark was being very aggressive about getting reviews of its printers with Linux.
I think I saw a Samsung color laser saying linux supported, in the box, but I later found out that the driver is closed source, so that's a no-no for me.
Anyway - it can be frustrating. I do hope anyone who doesn't like the current situation will take some time to email or get in touch with manufacturers and let them know when you vote with your $currency with another vendor that has better Linux support... that, and driving Linux as a mainstream platform, are the only things that are going to change the situation.
But there is no color laser printer with better linux support, as far a I know. HP at least has some and is opensource. I have also to look at what hardware and "expendables" (toner) I can find locally. I did not see Epson lasers at the shops here, for instance.
(When people ask me "why do you think it's important for Linux to become mainstream," this is one of the reasons...)
But it is a dog eats its tail situation. There can no be mainstream without better hardware support, and there will not be better support without a larger customer base. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4-svn0 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIxruUtTMYHG2NR9URAvkxAKCErApR3fYIjoPjIW7tRBCouiYIUwCeKyVy 1DvV6112KYYsCVCw0bccIyQ= =9ftJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org