A Basil Plant@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 3 months agoArch users trying to print filesmessage-squaremessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1670arrow-down113
arrow-up1657arrow-down1message-squareArch users trying to print filesA Basil Plant@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-squareГригорий Клюшников@friends.grishka.melinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoArtificial, licensing? What kind of licensing could one possibly need to build a machine that deposits ink onto paper? Printers have existed for way more than 20 years so surely all the important patents must have expired.
minus-squareEugene@mas.tolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months ago@grishka @ABasilPlant @AncientGood I made a very little (re)search and found what all main components: #postscript , Printer Command Language ( #PCL ) and a bunch of ISO standards not a subject of licensing. I dunno, maybe this anti #privacy shit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots — should be licensed 🤷♂️
Artificial, licensing? What kind of licensing could one possibly need to build a machine that deposits ink onto paper? Printers have existed for way more than 20 years so surely all the important patents must have expired.
@grishka @ABasilPlant @AncientGood I made a very little (re)search and found what all main components: #postscript , Printer Command Language ( #PCL ) and a bunch of ISO standards not a subject of licensing. I dunno, maybe this anti #privacy shit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_tracking_dots — should be licensed 🤷♂️