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From: Hamie <hamish@××××××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Canon wants feedback from the linux community
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:13:51
Message-Id: 200703281706.53042.hamish@travellingkiwi.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Canon wants feedback from the linux community by Peter.Myllykoski@canon.se
1 On Wednesday 28 March 2007 10:18, Peter.Myllykoski@×××××.se wrote:
2 > We have all seen the enourmous feedback that Dell has got when asking for
3 > the opinion of the community and hopefully they will use that feedback.
4 > Now also Canon, who earlier has had very little interest in the Linux
5 > community wants to know how many would be interested in them providing
6 > Linux drivers for their printers. To make your voice heard please go to
7 > http://www.canon-europe.com/Support/Software/Linux/registration.asp. I also
8 > hope that you all will help me in getting the word out so that as many as
9 > possible will use this chance to make a diffrence.
10 >
11 > Best regards
12
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14 Not very useful... It's a bit chicken & egg...
15
16 >>If you would like to register your interest in Linux printing for another
17 >>Canon printer product please complete the following form and we will
18 >>contact you if we release drivers matching your requirements. Please note
19 >>that by registering Canon does not guarantee that drivers will be
20 >>developed.
21
22 So they want people to register for notification of drivers for a printer they
23 already own... But most Linux users won't buy a printer unless it has drivers
24 already. And the message I got from it was that they just want your email
25 address incase they may do something in the future...
26
27 I didn't see anywhere to put any feedback either...
28
29 H

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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Canon wants feedback from the linux community Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>