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CA>TW> I would say that detecting a Printer, correctly identifying
CA>TW> it, Going throgh a "Set up Routine" and NOT haveing it WORK
CA>TW> might, don't you think?

CA>Printer manuf were some of the _first_ to attempt to become
CA>proprietary to force customers to remain 'loyal' or find
CA>themselves scrambling for printer drivers. Users needing
CA>printer drivers was one of the more common topics on FIDO and
CA>elsewhere. I think you are blaming KNOPPIX for a problem
CA>created by the printer manuf.

CA>CA>> I'll go out on a limb here and predict that KNOPPIX and
CA>CA>> other 'livecd' versions of Linux will kill off Linspire
CA>CA>> dead dead dead (and forgotten).

Maybe that is how and why Klaus Knopper managed to get the Dutch
courts to do what Gates couldn't get our USA courts to do.

Anyway re printers; I was impressed that Knoppix could find and
drive my Lexmark 73  3 in 1  that I couldn't get my SuSE 9.0 to
do with or with out cups, etc..(Kinda like Krazy Krauts sticking
togeather maybe ?-)

Ciao, Ack.

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