[choudharism]

I dream of the day we can come up with good OSS printer firmware as a society. I know it has been discussed to death (as to why it can't happen), but the heart wants what the heart wants.

[A4ET8a8uTh0]

FWIW, the need for printing has been limited now so the need to engage with some of those awful practices is also minimized.

Still, that was the first time I saw a mention of 'OSS printer can't happen and here is why'. Could you elaborate or give me a link to previous discussions on it? It sounds interesting.

[redleader55]

One of the links: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35933652

[account42]

> FWIW, the need for printing has been limited now so the need to engage with some of those awful practices is also minimized.

Declining printer use also contributes to these practices though as existing companies desperately try to keep quarterly numbers up.