Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 11:05:40 +0100 From: Ramiro Aceves <ea1abz@wanadoo.es> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Epson Stylus C84 printer setup Message-ID: <41DBBBF4.3090605@wanadoo.es> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNCEOMEPAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> References: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNCEOMEPAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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Hello Ted Many thanks for your response. Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > Have you heard of the KISS principle? no :-( > > CUPS is unnecessary. unnecessary software complicates the machine > and makes it harder to troubleshoot. I don't personally care much > for this. I understand now. I agree with you. When I was in Linux, I first used "apsfilter" and "lprng". Then, I read somewhere that CUPS was the new thing and lpr was an obsolete thing and I switched. I accept that cups is very easy to configure, but you are right, I have lost the control of the machine. > > 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. I completely agree with you. The problem is when a user has no idea how to configure a printer and has to choose among making some clics on a WEB interface or reading several manual pages without understanding a word. > > 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. I agree again, I personally prefer keeping thisng as simple as I can. But in this case I have succumbed with the easy thing. > > 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. Thanks dear Ted, your post has made me think twice. I am going to study the manual and try to configure the printer as you explained. I seems to be easy and SIMPLE. Thank you. Ramiro.
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