Oh, no! People might buy their printers and use different drivers!

> On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 02:34:07PM -0600, ScanMan wrote:
> > Why would they open-source one driver, but force ppl to reverse engineer
> > the other one?
> 
> It has to do with HP's unmovable position that providing the specs to
> the technology used in said DJ models would compromise the security of
> their position in the market.  Why else do large companies play "hide
> the perl"?  Consult the email archives for pnm2ppa for more details.