Re: [MLUG] scanner

[Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> 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.

Substitute 'silly' with 'crappy' and I'll agree. :) It's not bad that 
you want to just get your work done.. but you can't come into the whole 
Linux thing expecting it to work the way Windows does. They are both 
highly different in approaches to solving problems.. and as sad (or 
happy.. depending on your opinion) as that may be.. that means that most 
Linux developers won't sign NDA's or pay license fees for information 
required to write a lot of drivers the quick and easy way.

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

If you actually complained to HP then I have no problem whatsoever if 
you complain in general then. That 5 minutes of effort gives you the 
clear in my book. ;)

> 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.

On existing devices (that you owned before trying Linux) you can't be 
blamed obviously.. on new devices you have to make a lil more effort. 
One thing I keep bitching at companies to do is to mark Linux support on 
packaging. If they DO support it (or for that matter if the community 
supports it) then why not add it to the supported OS's list along with 
Windows and MacOS?

Mouse, monitor, and keyboard happily DO usually use a standard protocol. 
It really irks me that printers, scanners, etc don't.. which causes this 
insane driver issue.

> M$ has really given this nation the fist.

No doubt. In the case of hardware support though I really blame hardware 
companies more than Microsoft. Their delusion that their communication 
specs would give away trade secrets is just stupid.

-- 
So long and thanks for all the fish.

Michael <EMAIL:PROTECTED>
http://kavlon.org

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