WSJ - Article on Linux netbooks

[Jim]

On 05/28/2009 12:36 PM, Konstantin Svist wrote:
> Max Pyziur wrote:
>    
>> Little Laptops With Linux Have Compatibility Issues
>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124346723960760371.html#mod=todays_us_personal_journal
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>>
>> fyi,
>>
>> Max Pyziur
>> pyz at brama.com
>>
>>      
> "All the netbooks I tried had compatibility problems with other external
> devices. The netbooks couldn't load the software drivers to let me print
> to my Canon and Dell printers. I couldn't load pictures over a USB cable
> from my Canon PowerShot SD750 digital camera. I was able to get my
> pictures on the machines by plugging a storage card from my camera
> directly into the netbooks."
>
>
> Yup, I've experienced exactly the same problems. Printers being the
> worst, of course, since I just use the SD card readers to transfer
> pictures from the camera.
>
> Is there a driver wrapper for printers out there (similar to
> ndiswrapper)? If not, there should be :P
>
>
>    
Check out gutenprint.org I believe, you might Google for it.
I have got a number of print drivers for Fedora from them.
you also want to Google for gutenprint-cups.