[Wolves] Canon printers and Linux

[Tim Humpherson]

Probably because Canon knows that their products would sell better if
its drivers would work under M$ (after all M$ DOES have the monopoly,
approx 85% + globally).  I sincerely hope that there would be a power
shift and M$ start to realise that Linux or any unknown future Open
Source OS would become a serious rival to M$.

Hey, Bill, your days are about to be numbered!

Cheers,

Tim.



On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 10:51:01 +0000, Kevanf1 <kevanf1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 23:23:18 +0000, Andy Wootton
> <andy.wootton at wyrley.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> > Kevanf1 wrote:
> >
> > >On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:02:50 +0000, Tim Humpherson
> > ><tim.humpherson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Will the new Canon Bubble Jet i865 work under Linux?
> > >>
> > >>I have seen the reviews and none seems to mention that it will work
> > >>under Linux.  I understand that if there isn't one, a generic printer
> > >>driver is usually the norm to use, but I prefer PROPER driver for that
> > >>specific printer.
> > >>
> > >>Anyone out there know the answer to this one?
> > >>
> > >>Regards,
> > >>
> > >>Tim
> > >>
> > >>
> > >Canon do not support Linux.  Full stop.  It's always left to the Open
> > >Source community to come up with drivers for Canon products.  So, I
> > >would say go for the company that does support Linux natively.  The
> > >companies like Canon might just get the message then ;-)
> > >
> > >
> > I agree with Kevan. Support the good guys.
> >
> > 'My' Canon - isn't. It was bought by the "I just want an ordinary
> > computer like everyone else" half of the family, for use with a camera
> > that didn't work with Linux either. It was only later that I discovered
> > on't Net that the BJC-7000 driver works with the i560, should you have
> > already made your bed.
> >
> > Woo
> >
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> Along those thought you would think that the LiDE 30 or 35 drivers
> would work with the LiDE 50 scanner.... Sadly they don't :-(((  But,
> there is a guy who does development work for the SANE project who is
> working on a LiDE 50 driver for Linux.  Had I have known it was not
> compatible I would have bought something else and I told Canon that in
> an e-mail.  I also told them that I will never buy Canon products
> again until they do start to support Linux.  I don't dispute that the
> products are very good but why do they restrict the market?
> 
> 
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> Kevan Farmer
> 
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