RE: [MLUG] scanner

["hou5ton" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

>>  Try writing those drivers sometime without specs from HP 
>>  then tell me 
>>  how silly a task you think it is. If companies won't write 
>>  drivers or 
>>  release their specs then hassle them.

I didn't say writing drivers was silly.  I said, as a Linux newbie but
one who has given a LOT of time of decent amount of money to try and
make this work, it is hard to believe Linux won't run a silly HP
scanner.  I personally don't have a clue how to write a driver, or what
one even looks like.  But I also don't want to know.  Is that so bad.  I
want to use my scanner and get some work done.

.. all to support people who won't bother to 
>>  complain to the company they purchased their device from.. 

.....ooops; already did.  :-)

>>  or better yet 
>>  vote with your dollars by purchasing supported devices.

Didn't occur to me.  Nor did I check when I bought a new mouse, or
another monitor, or keyboard, or whatever.  It's not like I picked them
up at a garage sale in southern Arkansas.  They are all name brand stuff
that is all over the market in practically every store.

M$ has really given this nation the fist.

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