Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 18:31:41 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Canon printer and TurboPrint Message-ID: <20090528183141.107ff3e4.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20090528090941.1b39b676@scorpio> References: <20061208042111.GA709@host.my.domain> <fcb5effa0612072325x63b4c62boe0eff1ad3a51ad6b@mail.gmail.com> <23685866.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090524104618.0a62a935@scorpio> <23711563.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090525154816.3cee4b9a@scorpio> <20090526144939.d21275c2.freebsd@edvax.de> <b79ecaef0905270909kd81dabcpf22289b7781c2885@mail.gmail.com> <20090527133706.1a6e4612@scorpio> <b79ecaef0905280413v28529afye2037e3c5cb5da0a@mail.gmail.com> <20090528083057.554dca76@scorpio> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0905281434040.59970@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20090528090941.1b39b676@scorpio>
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On Thu, 28 May 2009 09:09:41 -0400, Jerry <gesbbb@yahoo.com> wrote: > Actually, you are a troll. Actually, I allow myself to tell you that this is untrue. :-) He's right. FreeBSD is an advanced operating system that provides basic means to drivers and applications (and to do some other things). So it enables application programmers to write their programs for this platform. If they refuse to, why blame the system? As it has truthfully been mentioned, it would be possible for Adobe to release a native version of "Flash" for FreeBSD, even if they don't put their sources into BSDL. But they don't want to. (It's their right to do so, of course.) > Now that is a truly stupid statement. The usefulness of any OS or > applications is directly proportionate to the end users intended > purpose. No. The end user doesn't use the operating system, he uses his application programs (which, of course, depend on the operating system in many ways). That's how the usefulness of an application can be judged. The usefulness of an operating system is to be considered in terms of how good it provides ressources, documentation, inter- faces, standards, compatibility maybe. And in this case FreeBSD is excellent. > The bottom line is that using a Win PC box for a print server saves me > countless hours of frustration. Then it's completely fine for you, no disagreement. The question is - if you're interested in it: What have you learned? How does it help you in more difficult situations where you are presented to a specific setting and have to work with "means on board" (Bordmittel)? > I know that I can purchase virtually > any printer on the market today and have it up and running on the > Windows box in a few minutes. Until a new printer doesn't support your "Windows" version anymore, or your new !Windows" version doesn't support your printer anymore. > Can you say the same thing about a FBSD > box? Not even close. This is intended to be that way. The printer manufactureres and the majority of their customers decided it. > The idea behind any venture, be it personal or > business, is to find the cheapest and most efficient solution for a > given problem. I have found one that works just fine for me. Then again, it's okay for you, even if I don't consider it cheap (exta PC purchase, PC running, license) or most efficient (exta PC needed). -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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