Open source driver - Windows XP

[NoOp]

On 06/23/2010 03:16 AM, Chan Chung Hang Christopher wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
...
>> Actually (WinXP):
>> HP Officejet *Basic Driver*
>> 2009-09-12 , Version:4.2.1, 34.23M
>> HP Multi-Function Products Driver Bundle - Corporate Only
>> 2009-09-09 , Version:5.3.1, 68.69M
>> HP Officejet and PSC Full Feature Software and Driver
>> 2004-04-30 , Version:2.1.0, 166.14M
> 
> You don't really believe that the actual driver for the printer itself 
> takes up 34 mebibytes now do you?

You don't really believe that is the actual driver for *only* that 'HP
Officejet' do you?

>> <http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=79477>
>> ...
>> 
>> (linux)
>> hplip-3.10.5.run
>> Download size - 20.5MB
>> (note that is compressed, so it will get considerably larger *after
>> expanding* - see:
>> <http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install/install/index.html>
>> 
>> And from the Ubuntu repos - 3.10.2.2-ubuntu2:
>> hplip-data - download size 11.6MB, expanded 39.3MB
>> Then of course add hplip, etc. etc.
>> 
> 
> That contains ALL the drivers for all HP (most anyway) printers.

See above. My point is that the linux drivers are more or less just as
large as the Win drivers. Then of course you may have to add scanning
utilities, etc.

Now, the worst part is that Ubuntu _includes_ the hplip drivers on
install whether you have an HP device or not. Over 40MB of useless drive
space.