win95/98/ME and printers. An ethics issue comparable to DRM servers or not?

[Jeffrey Watts]

I think you don't understand me.  My point was that if a charity was using
equipment and/or software that was THAT outdated, then they are obviously do
not have a sophisticated IT setup and I doubt that they would be surprised
that some random printer that they were given didn't work because they
couldn't find a driver.  Hell, I bet they wouldn't even know where to go to
look for one, and the donated tyranno-winprinter would go into the dumpster
where it belongs anyway.

This whole hypothetical situation, IMHO, is just a manufactured drama.  If
someone knows a charity that has EXACTLY this problem, put it out here, with
a detailed description of their setup, and let's see if we can get folks to
find a better solution for them.  I just think it's getting a bit absurd to
keep talking about the hypothetical, but then again that seems to be the
favored profession of many here...  ;-)

Jeffrey.

On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 10:50 PM, Luke -Jr <luke at dashjr.org> wrote:

> On Wednesday 30 July 2008, Jeffrey Watts wrote:
> > If they're running Windows98, they clearly have very low expectations for
> > success.
>
> Success for a charity is pretty much complete with a single "customer".
> Why would a charity run anything other than 98 anyway?
>



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oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that
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