Re: Does anyone know how to configure a Brother MFC-J5720DW with cups?
On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 14:35:22 +0100, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 01:29:11PM +0000, Brian wrote:
> > On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 12:36:56 +0100, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 12:02:14PM +0000, Brian wrote:
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > > You 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/
> > >
> > > This is the usual dangerous strawman which leads, at the end, to do
> > > nothing [...]
>
> > I asked a question, one which may give pause for thought and give focus
> > and direction to what is presumably the chief objective - printing with
> > a Brother MFC printer. No argument (strawman or otherwise) was given; no
> > view advanced. No Brother bashing. :)
>
> Perhaps I'm a little dense, but I have a hard time reading your question
> differently than "why you agonize about a non free driver if the whole
> firmware of your printer is non-free"?
>
> But I'm always interested in learning.
Yes, it's the same question - expressed differently. It's still not a
formulated argument and merely expresses curiosity on my part. My
curiosity is satisfied by
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2016/03/msg00297.html
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