Do non-Linux desktop OS developers just not care about printing any more?
It seems like as a desktop Linux user I keep hearing, "I can't print because [weird error], can I just share something with you and you print it for me?"
(It kind of makes sense, printing is the kind of thing that is uncool at big companies, so people who make it work are more likely to get laid off, but it's weird to see it just collapse like this)
Don Marti
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2026-09-23 15:58:43 UTC
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