Wilshire@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoMicrosoft formally deprecates the 39-year-old Windows Control Panelarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1572arrow-down110cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareNfamwap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·1 month agoSpoiler: they will, because fucking printers
minus-squarew2tpmf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoYeah I see this as more of a “Printers are an antiquated technology that hasn’t changed much in the last 30+ years” problem.
minus-squareMCasq_qsaCJ_234@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoIn fact, they are going to remove third-party printer drivers and replace them with universal drivers. Link
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 month agoPrinters are fortunately “plug and play” on Linux. Connect printer to the network. Hit the print button. Select printer from the dropdown. Boom. Done. It’s nothing to do with printers, this is a uniquely Windows problem (and maybe Mac, I have no idea).
Spoiler: they will, because fucking printers
Yeah I see this as more of a “Printers are an antiquated technology that hasn’t changed much in the last 30+ years” problem.
In fact, they are going to remove third-party printer drivers and replace them with universal drivers. Link
Printers are fortunately “plug and play” on Linux.
Connect printer to the network. Hit the print button. Select printer from the dropdown. Boom. Done.
It’s nothing to do with printers, this is a uniquely Windows problem (and maybe Mac, I have no idea).