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[โ€“] vox@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

if you mean computer software and driver stack, there's unix cups and various open source printer firmwares for linux.

The problem for me is scanners. I need a printer with a scanner, but scanning seems to require installing proprietary drivers :(

So I realized I probably need a printer that doesn't require a computer to use. It's ridiculous that it came to this, but there are printers that can print from USB and scan to a USB device. They seem to be rare though.