Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoMicrosoft is withdrawing support for older printers' driverswww.which.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down14
arrow-up1241arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft is withdrawing support for older printers' driverswww.which.co.ukBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareGreenBeard@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 days agoA little bit of a tempest in a teapot. It doesn’t sound like they’re actually going to stop distributing existing drivers, they’re just not accepting any new drivers or updates (unless they’re critical security updates) for those packages.
minus-squarescarabic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoSoftware that’s been around so long you know it works and can freeze contributions and even stop testing for it… chef’s kiss
A little bit of a tempest in a teapot. It doesn’t sound like they’re actually going to stop distributing existing drivers, they’re just not accepting any new drivers or updates (unless they’re critical security updates) for those packages.
Software that’s been around so long you know it works and can freeze contributions and even stop testing for it… chef’s kiss