From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 5 05:11:01 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F83D16A4CE for ; Wed, 5 Jan 2005 05:11:01 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A091F43D3F for ; Wed, 5 Jan 2005 05:11:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) j055Alj26339; Tue, 4 Jan 2005 21:10:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: "Ramiro Aceves" Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 21:10:46 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <41DA66CE.2070701@wanadoo.es> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Importance: Normal cc: S Salamander cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Epson Stylus C84 printer setup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 05:11:01 -0000 Have you heard of the KISS principle? CUPS is unnecessary. unnecessary software complicates the machine and makes it harder to troubleshoot. I don't personally care much for this. Also, too many people out there have got the idea that CUPS is somehow required to make their printer work. Not good. This leads to less understanding of how things work. This is a personal taste thing. Some people like to buy cars that have a factory cd player/dvd player/drink cooler/hand washer/ power windows/power door locks/factory alarm/antitheft key/remote starter/extra fog lights/spoilers that do nothing at any legal speed/ gps systems/onstar systems/etc. etc. etc. Others like to buy cars with a minimal set of things that go a lot faster because they aren't loaded down with all the extra unnecessary baloney, and don't cost as much to repair because all the extra crap isn't breaking down all the time. It is the same with computers. I know of people who have Windows boxes that are so highly configured it takes them literally weeks to put backgrounds/sounds/games/doodads/etc.etc. on every little thing of their PC. To me it is sad to see this same attitude encroaching on FreeBSD. Ted > -----Original Message----- > From: Ramiro Aceves [mailto:ea1abz@wanadoo.es] > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 1:50 AM > To: Ted Mittelstaedt > Cc: S Salamander; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Epson Stylus C84 printer setup > > > Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > > Why in heavens name are you bothering with CUPS? > > Hello Ted and people there. > > I have working my Epson C84 in FreeBSD 5.3 perfectly with CUPS and gimp > -print. > > Just curious. ¿What is the matter with CUPS?. I do not understand well > what "GPL-crutch" means. I seems that you hate CUPS. My english is not > good. Please explain it to me. > > Thanks. > > Ramiro. > >