[b112]

Thanks for mentioning this. Is there no OSS PPD?

[xioxox]

I would check the model. An MFC-L2750DW printed for me from Ubuntu without installing anything.

[kalleboo]

To get a Brother laser working on FreeBSD CUPS I used a community PPD from openprinting.org. Black and white only though (which is fine for our needs)

[hestefisk]

You can just netcat a postscript file to the printer via TCP. No need for drivers.

[kalleboo]

First you need to create the postscript file

[phoronixrly]

My experience with Brother printers has always included having to download a package containing a PPD + binary blob from their support site after someone blindly bought one because they are cheap/someone suggested them. Always check before buying if you stand by good OSS support.

[b112]

Always check before buying if you stand by good OSS support.

I typically always do. I have a 20 year old HP colour laser, but it is showing its age. All the praise for Brother printers on HN, somehow short circuited, bypassed my check-it filter.

Thanks for kicking it back in gear.

[netizen-936824]

Which companies have good oss support in terms of printers?

[JoshTriplett]

HP ships Open Source support for just about every printer they provide. (You have to bypass the pile of steps in the on-printer portion of setup that desperately want to push you into an ink subscription, though.)