Re: hplip and use of the "driver plugin"
On Sat, 19 Nov 2016, Brian wrote:
> > I'd like to know that, too. I need a new home color printer, my
> > 10-year-old HP PhotoSmart (blobless) MFP has finally broken down and
> > good second-hand parts are not easy to find in Brazil :-(
>
> Why is it important for the printer to be blobless? Look at it this way:
Are we talking about printer firmware, or host-cpu device drivers?
All of your reply is only relevant for device firmware (runs in the
device). But I thought this was about a binary-only driver blob that
runs in the host OS ? Or did I misunderstand?
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Henrique Holschuh
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