Comment 43 for bug 96454

"Hewlett-Packard supports Open Source ideals and principals through the development and support of the HP Linux Imaging & Printing (HPLIP) software which supports nearly all IPG printing devices. Hewlett-Packard recognizes that there are alternatives to HPLIP in the market today and some of these software solutions provide satisfactory results for Hewlett-Packard customers.

Since HPLIP software is designed by engineers with an in-depth understanding of Hewlett-Packard’s imaging and printing technology, the result is software that provides outstanding print quality, with fast, efficient printing, scanning and faxing solutions. Furthermore, HPLIP customers can be assured that great care has been taken to ensure all licensing issues have undergone the strictest legal scrutiny, delivering a robust Open Source solution for their needs. "

Also I'd like to mention that in my *own personal opinion* postings such as above are not in the spirit of the opensource community and are not helpful in closing/resolving open defects/bugs such as this one. I also believe that it is against the spirit of the opensource community to inform users of what they "should" be using. It is not up to the developer and/or package to force users to use a specific application or package. It is to provide choices to users so they may best decide what works best for them.

Till: I'm going to try to reproduce on Ubuntu Beta with the Ubuntu hplip package and I'll report my findings.

Aaron