Epson not supporting Vista

[Jan Alter]

http://www.npanet.org/public/interviews/careers_interview_262.cfm

http://stephenibaraki.com/cips/v17/art_entlich.html

http://blogs.technet.com/cdnitmanag...r-entlich-ms-mvp-in-printing-and-imaging.aspx


The first two are the same basic interview, the third refers back to the
second, but it has a comments and discussion area which has started to
expand upon the original interview.

Hi Art,

I fully enjoyed reading the first link interview with you and continue to
appreciate the caliber of thinking and choices you make.
I can see why Epson might be reluctant to hire you. They're clearly not
ready for a moral consumer/environmental lobotomy.
If more people don't start taking a stronger stand against e-trash and
making things last longer we'll bury ourselves in it.
I think the part that touches me most though is your point to the
balancing act that this society keeps mounting on furthering technology to
losing our more basic needs. In Philadelphia now I don't know of any middle
or elementary schools left that kids can learn woodshop. They've all been
closed down to create computer labs since the late '90's. And to me that's
sad, because I know practically all kids have an enormous drive to create
and build things. I've worked with them for more than thirty years making
things out of wood; and they love it. Learning how to drill holes with a
drill press, hammering nails, sanding, gluing up, clamping, painting and
showing off their projects. Doing away with those shops to me for computer
labs is sinful and a great loss for the sake of kids "keeping up with
technology".
I look forward to reading the next links in the next couple of days.

 

[measekite]

Or we all move to Linux.

That would be good when

There is a version of Photoshop (GIMP does not cut the mustard)

A Visual Basic.net type of product

A SQL Server type of product.... Both with nice IDEs like in Windows

Adequate documentation and books for all levels and types of users.

A user community other than Geeks to exchange information with like
Windows users.

Drivers for all devices

Games

A choice of software like Windows.



I think we are a long ways away. Maybe new computers should be sold for
$300 less with a Linus distribution along with a full set of printed
documenation like in the old days.

 

[Arthur Entlich]

Assuming someone could write a driver for each of the products...

Art

 

[Arthur Entlich]

I've responded in private email, Jan.

I do want to mention, because I wasn't very clear about it, that the
links all pretty much lead to the same information in somewhat different
formats although the third link offers a comment section, to which I
have tried to reply to issues that have come up.

Art