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Re: Limiting attack surface for Debian sshd



On Sat, Apr 19, 2025 at 05:35:51PM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:

[...]

> Hi Gene,
> 
> This is probably off topic for the subject of the thread above but -
> 
> You always claim that stuff is grossly broken: in this instance, CUPS
> is probably *not* broken. The problem is that the free drivers - which
> are essentially all that Debian can ship - are less functional than the
> proprietary drivers shipped by Brother.

Exactly. The bug /is/ the proprietary driver. I wouldn't buy such a
printer.

In fact, I've looked at some and decided I don't need a printer. My room
in a shared flat is small, and they all seem to have gone to the dark
side. Not worth the hassle.

From time to time I try to "fix" my flatmate's printer and am reminded
every time (phone home: rly?) why I'm happy without.

The couple of times I need to print something (that very rare snail mail,
for example), I go to that stationery shop, ten minutes bike ride. It's
worth it, and the shop owner is awfully nice to boot.

Cheers
-- 
t

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