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		BobbyTables2 19 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Screenshots from developers: 2002 vs. 2015 (2015) Did he print those out on a printer with closed source software? (;->

iberator 19 days ago [–]

Why? Nroff/troff is literally designed to be printed with CUPS or Postscript etc etc etc

You can also literally cat > /dev/printer

jagged-chisel 19 days ago | [–]

Don’t forget the firmware

smsm42 18 days ago | | [–]

If there's a printer with OSS firmware, Stallman likely owns it.

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