Why does openprinting.org list my paperweight when the box says Linux is supported?
This is possible, as the ratings only count for free software (“free” in the sense of liberty, www.gnu.org). Free software has the big advantage that it comes with source code and the user is allowed to change and re-distribute it. So it can be easily used on BSD, Mac OS X, or other operating systems (this site does not only support GNU/Linux, but every Unixish OS), and the user can fix bugs and customize the software. And distributions can include free drivers on their downloadable CDs. The Lexmark drivers are proprietary. You don’t get the source code for them. In addition, they are made for GNU/Linux distributions as one had two or more years ago. Lexmark didn’t realize that one uses CUPS and Foomatic nowadays. So it is extremely difficult to use them with modern distros. In the beginning I have tried to help the users with my “lexmark-foomatic-kit” (which you also used), but Lexmark changed their drivers and published more and more different types of drivers. So I once gave up gues
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