From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 29 15:03:45 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53B00106564A for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:03:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steven.e.friedrich@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f54.google.com (mail-fx0-f54.google.com [209.85.161.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D81D58FC12 for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:03:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: by fxg9 with SMTP id 9so2522007fxg.13 for ; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:03:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=MfOAlQFLCa3KL6uY1BaDwM3z546bRO0DRyJjYbgI3Vk=; b=V6ECCsX64w40PWwzWEMc6wVKBG0gq9D1AJi30l+8Vdmo8ejw3X6qwgVGcqOMPSAa0g JuM1dHj4MEmh0DI2bk7c1Wdwhp1rGbq1+dkXUDBHFqIxcMIz9597zuBgwRvNtwOLzyve cBAaQ1FGns2k/Ecct7LF1bG2DcrY0gQQkIhFY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.76.10 with SMTP id a10mr12742212fak.30.1317308623810; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:03:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.152.22.131 with HTTP; Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:03:43 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:03:43 -0400 Message-ID: From: Steven Friedrich To: FreeBSD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: Support for "Brother" products X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:03:45 -0000 On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 7:19 PM, Carmel wrote: > I just got a reply back from a representative from Brother > International. I had inquired about the available of device drivers for > FreeBSD for their products. They currently fully support Windows, Linux > and Debian. He informed me himself that he is a *nix user and > understands my concerns. However, as in any business that intends to > turn a profit they have to cater to known markets. While supporting > *BSD is something they have been considering, they felt that there is > just not enough interest in their products to make it a win-win > situation. He thanked me for my inquiry and told me that if other > FreeBSD users would contact him with requests for drivers suitable for > FreeBSD they would seriously consider it. > > Therefore, if anyone is interested in contacting him, this is the > e-mail address: > > -- > Carmel =E2=9C=8C > I've been using a Brother monochrome laser, model HL-6050DN for YEARS wit= h > no complaints. It is a Postscript printer, which makes it EASY to suppor= t > in CUPS. All I needed was a .ppd file, which Brother provided on a CD. > You must be talking about a non-Postscript printer?