Den 08. mars 2016 14:02, skrev Brian:
I am very skeptical to installing 3rd party deb packages from hardware vendors. I don't think they have quite the same focus on security that I have. Basically, if a network printer require proprietary drivers to work - then it is broken by design. I have used lpd + postscript for around 20You are not bothered about the security of the closed source firmware on the printer but are concerned about a closed source driver on the PC/
My printer does not sign code or certificates. My PC does :)It would be unfortunate if my printer participated in a bot-net. Or acted as a gateway for attacks against my PC's. It would be a disaster if my gpg key or other certs were used to sign male-ware, or if back-doors was injected in my code base.
Theoretically, a Generic PCL or PostScript PPD could be used with this printer. You'd lose its specific printer options of course.
That's what I am trying to do. Jarle