Re: w32 issues

[Stefan Monnier]

>     GDI is an API developed by Microsoft. The real problem is not the API 
>     itself, but rather that GDI printers are exclusively accessible via a 
>     proprietary protocol. Therefore, GDI printers should actually be called 
>     "printers exclusively accessible via a proprietary protocol".

> Do these printers work only with Windows?

Most of them have drivers available under GNU/Linux as well.
But it's generally still a proprietary protocol, and often the
manufacturer provides no help at all.


        Stefan