Free? was: will ubuntu know my printer?

[Peter Garrett]

On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 19:10:04 +1000
admin <admin at highlinewebhosting.com> wrote:

> i find that a harsh conclusion but at the very least still an 
> interesting one
> the difference between linux being free and pirate music being free is 
> that the developers of linux actually want you to have linux for free, 
> where music artists want you to pay.
> 
> my main puzzle is, if TurboPrint have a driver for the MP130, why can't 
> i find that driver for free? why has one company hoarded that driver 
> and not released it to anyone else? and where did that driver come 
> from? did turboprint make? obviously they did, otherwise the driver 
> would be available from other sources, if not included in the latest 
> ubuntu distro.
> 
> in any case, if the developers of free software wanted something in 
> return for their work the software would not be free. i think its rude 
> to put software out there, tell people its free, but end by saying 
> you'd appreciated something in return. my 2 cents anyway :)
> 
> 

This topic is potentially complex, and a good producer of flamewars ;-)
If you haven't already, you might read

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html

<cowardly disclaimer> I am not endorsing all the views expressed at the above URL </cowardly disclaimer>

*grin*

Peter


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