From: "Jörg Schaible" <joerg.schaible@gmx.de>
To: gentoo-amd64@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Re: USB Scanner Problems with Newer Kernels/Libusb [Solved]
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:18:11 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <l5ucv9$4ia$2@ger.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20131111190318.98783dd7a5ff67aab23c53e5@comcast.net
Frank Peters wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Nov 2013 19:53:02 -0600
> Barry Schwartz <chemoelectric@chemoelectric.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> It is nice to know how to dump e?udev, just in case; and I also use a
>> scanner.
>>
>
> I just want to add a parting shot to this thread.
>
> I have several scanners and laser printers, all USB, that have not
> been supported under Microsoft Windows for some time. No MS drivers are
> available for these devices. On various MS Windows forums many people
> ask in vain about obtaining such drivers.
>
> But under Linux all my scanners and printers continue to work without
> problem, and most likely will continue to work for many years to come.
>
> This just underscores the difference between proprietary and open source
> software.
Yeah, but don't forget to mention the other side of the coin. I had the case
where my new USB printer/scanner did not work under Linux (at least the
scanning part) while if worked flawlessly under Windows. 6 months later the
support for the scanner finally arrived. Thanks to the community - no
complaints, but it can be annoying if your new hardware is simply not yet
Linux ready...
- Jörg
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-11-12 23:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-11-09 3:25 [gentoo-amd64] USB Scanner Problems with Newer Kernels/Libusb Frank Peters
2013-11-09 12:29 ` [gentoo-amd64] " Duncan
2013-11-09 16:45 ` Frank Peters
2013-11-09 20:40 ` Barry Schwartz
2013-11-09 21:38 ` Frank Peters
2013-11-09 22:11 ` Barry Schwartz
2013-11-09 22:57 ` Mark Knecht
2013-11-09 23:10 ` Barry Schwartz
2013-11-10 16:54 ` Tanstaafl
2013-11-10 17:08 ` Barry Schwartz
2013-11-09 23:25 ` Frank Peters
2013-11-09 23:57 ` Barry Schwartz
2013-11-10 1:30 ` [gentoo-amd64] Re: USB Scanner Problems with Newer Kernels/Libusb [Solved] Frank Peters
2013-11-10 1:53 ` Barry Schwartz
2013-11-10 2:36 ` Frank Peters
2013-11-10 4:26 ` Frank Peters
2013-11-12 0:03 ` Frank Peters
2013-11-12 23:18 ` Jörg Schaible [this message]
2013-11-13 9:14 ` [gentoo-amd64] " Paul Jewell
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