Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?
* Scott Lair <scott@lairhome.com> [071024 15:28]:
> Russell L. Harris wrote:
> > * Scott Lair <scott@lairhome.com> [071024 07:42]:
> > > I think the HL-5250DN does have postscript built in. Brother calls it
> > > BR-Script which appears to be their postscript emulation. I have an 8840DN
> > > multifunction unit and have printed to it using the foomatic/postscript
> > > driver in cups for a lexmark printer. I print the port 9100 on the printer.
> > >
> > > Maybe Br-script isn't "real" postscript, I really don't know.
> > >
> >
> > If the printer is a "real" Postscript machine, it is specified
> > in CUPS as "raw", and you don't need foomatic.
>
>
> Just tried the raw printer - looks like it is real. Thanks for pointing
> that out.
>
It likely is the case that "Br-script" differs from genuine Postscript
sufficiently to avoid a copyright infringement suit and thus, to avoid
the necessity on the part of Brother to pay Adobe for a Postscript
license.
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