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Simon Waters wrote: > Henry Bremridge wrote: > >> http://solutions.brother.com/linux/en_us/index.html >> >> I am not sure what the license is, but cannot recall agreeing to anything. >> Source code is available at the website >> > > Most Brother Printer drivers for Linux/Unix are licensed under the terms > of the GNU GPL. But always check if you plan on redistributing software. > Hopefully this means they will be bundled in major distro's or with the > various printer subsystems more and more. > > I have to say I've been quite impressed by Brother, good prices, good > drivers and plenty for Linux, with well made hardware. > > Some of the documentation is a tad short on context, so sometimes it is > hard to know what applies to you when, but otherwise I think they do well. > > I think the problem is most of the documentation is aimed at printer > administrators, and people who know how Linux printing works, which is > fine if you are settings up the 100th printer for a University network, > but if it is your first printer for your home network, and you don't > know the difference between CUPS and lpd, their website is a bit > daunting. Then again it isn't their job to explain CUPS really, and the > CUPS documentation is very good. > > I agree brother support is excellent, (evebn though my laptop has now decided to stop playing with the printer but I am working on that), ihad to create a lpd entry manually, (just a directory), but put the instructions on my website at www.zleap.net, i have a brother dcp310cn printer, so put what I did to fix it on there. As they support the gpl I think brother deserve our support, as that will encourage them to continue, if we as a community can help them improve these drivers and help to support other users then so much the better, I am sure they will apreciate it, it would be nice if there was an easy way to communicate with them, to e-mail hints / tips to, as that will help them. Share knowledge in the spirit of gpl kind of thing. Paul -- Events Linuxbierwanderung - Torbay Mini Linux Beer Hike 28th / 29th July 2007 http://www.linuxbierwanderung.org/ Follow torbay mini LBW link. http://www.openoffice.org http://www.linux.org CHAT SERVICES www.phractured.net PRFC CHAT ROOM - http://www.zleap.net/cgi-bin/irc.cgi www.serfer.co.uk -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version 3.1 GIT d S: a C+++ UL++++ P+ L++ W++ N+ W--- O! V! PS+ Y! t+++ 5 X+++ R tv- b- DI! D++ G e H! r! z? -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK---- -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html