LinuxQuestions.org - Linux Printing

I hope this is the right forum to put this information. Apologies if I mispost. I also posted this on several usenet groups...

Okay. It is a known fact, then that vendor support for printers is less than optimal. I say we then let the printer manufacturers know that there is a market for Linux printer drivers and that we would purchase printers (and the resulting consumables) if the vendors supplied the printers.

This can be done by writing the manufacturers directly and asking what type of Linux support they provide and by letting them know in a positive manner that purchases are in order if they will provide the software.

Here are links to the sales and support requests for several manufacturers. Go ahead and write them. Do so every week. Do so from different email address - you can always use a throwaway. Hopefully there will be a renewal in interest in supplying drivers and support.

Since I am in the US, I am providing links to the US Sites. There are also options for most other countries. Well, maybe not Liechtenstein, but MOST other countries should be represented.

Epson:

This form is for the CX6400 All In One. You can click on other items.

http://tinyurl.com/54d3n
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/s...doid=36478885s

Canon:
This is for the BJC 7000 Series printers

http://tinyurl.com/4w8s8
http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/con...0&modelid=7993

Lexmark:
This is a pre-sales request form...

http://tinyurl.com/56zjx
http://www.lexmark.com/lexmark/chann..._0_en,00.html#

Brother:
I still have my Brother typewriter, which I bought back in 6th grade in '81. (Of course I also still have my TRS-80 which I bought the same year, but I don't think they provide Linux support...)

http://njitswgt.brother.com/BrotherAskUs/

I think I've hit on the major SOHO manufacturers. I have sent in my requests under my primary address. I will do so again from various other addresses.