[ale] canon Pixma

[Scott Castaline]

> The most recent ink jet of theirs that I have seen first-hand advertised
> that it worked with Linux... if you ran CUPS on a 32-bit x86 system.
> Not what I would consider Linux-friendly, personally.
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> I actually wish that the Linux logo and the name Linux could not be used
> insofar as compatibility with hardware unless it was cross platform.
> That's not to say that it should include source code (though personally,
> I think that it should---that is neither here nor there), but if you're
> going to claim that you're compatible with Linux, at least include
> software for the x86, x86-64, ppc32 and ppc64 platforms, if you're using
> binary software that doesn't run on some runtime like the CLR or
> whatever.
>
I agree, if one is going to claim to be Linux Compatible than it should 
be universal and not limited. Otherwise it should state that it's 
compatible only on certain platforms, much like they have to say Window$ 
XP or Vi$ta etc and they have to support both 32 & 64 bit variants. I 
consider it false advertising in saying that you are compatible with 
something, get it home (or work), set it up and it doesn't work. Then 
you spend hours, possibly days to find out that it's only supported on 
x86_32 and you are running ppc64 or x86_64 or whatever else.
> 	--- Mike
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