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Re: OT: laser printer: HL-5250DN or another one?



Russell L. Harris wrote:

>>>> 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.
> 
> 

Here is something interesting:
http://solutions.brother.com/Library/sol/printer/color/26_34_pc_color_pcl_vs_ps.html

Brother calls their BR-script driver as postscript driver.

->HS



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