tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979080978017564010.post7013769114768725451..comments2024-03-27T02:14:39.904-07:00Comments on Inland Empire Transit Talking Points: Environment: Are Disposable Appliances coming to an end?A Better Inland Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15626446356006938988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979080978017564010.post-21206282506356066612014-02-26T10:14:30.186-08:002014-02-26T10:14:30.186-08:00We've worked with Ubuntu and it is very close-...We've worked with Ubuntu and it is very close--we mean very close--to being prime-time ready and we predict it be competing strongly in the marketplace very soon against Windows and the Mac OS just like Android is competing well against the iPhone. It's just a matter of time and gaining additional support. <br /><br />Android and the Firefox browser did it. Linux OS's are fully live in the Internet business. However, the print drivers and the desktop Linux OS for end-users still have some very minor maturing to do, but as you've pointed, Ubuntu has come a long way and it and many other Linux solutions are almost there!A Better Inland Empirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626446356006938988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3979080978017564010.post-47473949688877126162014-02-25T11:40:57.707-08:002014-02-25T11:40:57.707-08:00A, Linux is totally ready for prime time, and sett...A, Linux is totally ready for prime time, and setting up an HP printer (any HP printer, ever) with Linux is an order of magnitude easier than setting it up for Windows. Linux has this reputation of being just for geeks, and there are certainly distros that are geeks-only, but a recent copy of Ubuntu or Linux Mint is more user-friendly than Windows.<br /><br />But B, I had this same problem crop up a few days ago. Perfectly functional Canon multi-function printer, drivers that no longer work with current versions of Linux, proprietary non-standard wireless printing protocol that nothing else speaks. A new Epson printer, which speaks the standard LPD protocol, is on its way.Allie Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388778275254352958noreply@blogger.com