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Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Selling hardware with no free drivers available |
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Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:10:43 +0100 |
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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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