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On Fri, Apr 03, 2009 at 12:24:44PM +0100, Simon Waters wrote: > > Which printer? > MFC7820N > Some Brother printers can be upgraded from the printers own web > interface, which is probably a better method for most people and is OS > agnostics (saves writing Windows and Mac versions as well). > Cant see how to install the webinterface > I'm sure it isn't insurmountable, since they do such a good job on the > driver front it would be a shame not to be able to recommend them for > something like this. > Knew there was a reason to keep a computer dual booted with Windows... > Note the GNU/Linux drivers from Brother are (at least those I've used) > GPL'ed, not just the convenience of a "deb". Someone should probably > check if they can be included in central repositories..... > Until now I have been very happy with Brother and even now would be happy to recommend it, but as I said it is irritating that when they do such a good job with GNU/Linux drivers they do not allow upgrades of firmware without using a windows machine -- Henry Photocopies or faxes of my signature are not binding. This email has been signed with an electronic signature in accordance with subsection 7(3) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000. Digital Key Signature: GPG RSA 0xFB447AA1 Fri Apr 3 16:33:11 BST 2009
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