Re: [hpoj-devel] Is ANYBODY there? (was: i/o error)

[Paul M. <duf...@du...>]

Shush kids. Cory has suggested that there will be an announcement this
week which will help clarify the current situation. You do realize that
hpoj is open source and as such, if you feel that the developers have
not been doing a good enough job, fork the project. If your issue is
with HP policy I would suggest complaining to HP directly, a letter
would be be the most effective format (a real live dead tree letter).
Most of the people on this list have nothing to do with HP except they
have an HP printer. Ranting about executive toys adds nothing.

On Tue, 2004-30-11 at 13:20 -0700, t takahashi wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:56:43 -0500, Joe Piolunek <joe...@sn...> =
wrote:
> > There don't seem to have been any updates to the code in CVS for at lea=
st 12
> > months. hpoj-0.91 was packaged from whatever code was in=20
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> If I had known that, I would not have spent hundreds of dollars on my
> now-useless 6110.
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> > antitrust enforcement, suggests that we can expect MS to be applying pr=
essure
> > on HP to force them not to assist Linux.
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> <harsh>
> Are you sure it isn't because upper management is more concerned with
> golden parachutes and executive toys than long-term viability of the
> company?  I see it as a classic agent/principal conflict of interest.
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> I don't see MS lurking behind this, because the hostility toward Linux
> would be more straightforward at HP if it were.  HP will definitely
> get bitten for a lip-service-only policy.  It would probably be better
> for them to drop Linux entirely if MS were really capable of forcing
> that.  I blame apathy (see above) and bureaucracy (see my letter to
> Carly).  As much as I dislike MS's violation of open standards.
> </harsh>
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> > I share your disappointment with HP, but I would still consider getting
> > another HP printer, though a more linux-compatible one, if only because=
 HP's
> > meager Linux support is better than its competitors'.
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> Please somebody tell me that this isn't true.
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