[CentOS] Fwd: Response from Canon - MultiPASS (KMM7153196V60774L0KM)

Sun Apr 15 21:58:23 UTC 2007
Joshua Baker-LePain <jlb17 at duke.edu>

On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 at 2:44pm, Mark Hull-Richter wrote

> My apologies for this because it is, technically, OT, but it is a classic
> example of what rotten support Linux (and CentOS) get in the US from
> equipment manufacturers.  The whole email is a lie because they DO have the
> drivers on their asia site, they just don't want us 'Murkins to get our
> hands on them.  Or maybe it's part of some clever little nuance of their
> agreement with Micro$oft not to provide the Linux drivers so they can have
> the rights to distribute the Window$ drivers with the printers.
>
> Maybe I should advertise this - canonmp160.ppd available here (and put up a
> web site for it).

Vote with your wallet -- return the useless POS and buy something that 
*is* supported.

-- 
Joshua Baker-LePain
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Duke University