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Issue with Brother printers, DCP 1610 series : just disappeared from the DB
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Description
In the past there were FOSS drivers for DCP-1610W and other DCP printers:
http://web.archive.org/web/20211018171313/https://openprinting.org/printers/manufacturer/Brother
Now all these Brother printers are gone. What happened? How can I download a driver for one of those models?
UPD:
I managed to get the driver from AUR, and still it's not clear why the foomatic db discarded a lot of Brother drivers
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Research direction
Compare the current Brother printer entries in the OpenPrinting printer support database with the archived OpenPrinting Brother page linked in the issue. Check the AUR driver reference as another source, then document why the DCP-1610 series and other Brother drivers disappeared and whether the database should restore or explain those entries.
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Assessment
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100