Re: Lexmark is less than helpful : -

["John Gay" <John_Gay@eur.3com.com>]

I just found the link, it is:

http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/printer_list.cgi?make=Lexmark

This will give you a list of ALL Lexmark printers. The 1000 is listed as
'paperweight' i.e. does NOT work with Linux : ( a number of other Lexmark
printer do work, though. Like I said, the best thing is to use this list BEFORE
buying a printer, not after, like I did. But, with the support Linux has been
getting from all corners lately, I feel it will only be a matter of time before
Lexmark and others start to fall in line. What ever happened to 'The customer is
ALWAYS Right'? I let Lexmark know I was looking for Linux drivers for their
printer, if enough of their other customer also start looking for Linux drivers,
they may change their mind about supporting Linux.

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This must NOT turn into an ugly battle. HATE Mail is always forwarded to
/dev/null. legitimate requests from customers, though are never ignored for
long. I believe there is a HOW-TO for Linux Advocacy which would be good reading
before firing off loads of requests for drivers. Myself, when I find a device
that isn't supported, I send a simple request for Linux drivers, and hope that
others will do the same.
That's my 1.575302 Euros worth.

Cheers,

     John Gay