Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Selling hardware with no free drivers available

[Hugh Mayfield]

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Thanks for the thoughts.  Will mull it over and complain to HP as
suggested.

On 09/01/15 21:10, rysiek wrote:
> Dnia poniedziałek, 29 grudnia 2014 14:03:36 Hugh Mayfield pisze:
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> My first post.  Thanks for having me.
>> 
>> I bought an HP LaserJet Pro MFP m125nw recently.  It doesn't
>> work without proprietary drivers, so I'm not using it except as a
>> copier.  I would like to get a Brother HL-2130, which according
>> to h-node both works with free software and is free of user
>> tracking.
>> 
>> I thought about selling the HP unit (and the spare toner I
>> bought) and using the money to buy the Brother.  What do people
>> think - is that ethical?  I don't want to feel like a
>> co-perpetrator.  OTOH, it doesn't really help anyone for the HP
>> to just gather dust.
> 
> IMVHO, I say: all the better if it stops HP from getting money for
> a new printer, because somebody will buy yours instead. Just make
> sure you clearly mark that it does not work without proprietary
> drivers.
> 

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Hugh Mayfield
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