Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:51:47 +0100 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [OT] printing question Message-ID: <20081118185147.GB73692@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <d356c5630811180849n527c6feex44de962885d9b724@mail.gmail.com> References: <d356c5630811180849n527c6feex44de962885d9b724@mail.gmail.com>
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--s/l3CgOIzMHHjg/5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:49:44AM -0600, Andrew Gould wrote: > Time to buy a new printer. I don't print much from FreeBSD; but the need > occasionally arises. Most of my printing is done while using Mac OS X. = The > Epson Artisan 800 is looking awfully nice; but it's not in the Linux > printing database yet (http://openprinting.org/printer_list.cgi). >=20 > Question: Since Mac OS X uses CUPS, if I share the printer on the Mac, w= ill > I need to worry about FreeBSD compatibility of the printer? I only need > printing functions (not scan, etc) for the FreeBSD computer. I'm not sure that apple uses a non-modified CUPS. It is conceivable that they have incorporated extra (not open) drivers that aren't in the standard distribution. If you want to be safe, buy a printer that understands PostScript. That will work on FreeBSD (and all other UNIX variants). Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --s/l3CgOIzMHHjg/5 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkkjDsMACgkQEnfvsMMhpyVfYwCgj7E3z9zrvaKuKT6Axuxpyrbz NlUAnRg0u5CtfB8cVMG5o4osS/9R+6m5 =ygBY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --s/l3CgOIzMHHjg/5--
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