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> he found himself unable to adapt a new Xerox printer with a program he’d created to alert users to paper jams

And still I can't go to an average computer store, buy a printer which is powered by free software so I could customize it like this. We have a long way to go. First to mind: the respects your freedom campaign needs to grow to more hardware.

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>the respects your freedom campaign needs to grow to more hardware.

Yes, we'd like to do that. If you know anyone producing hardware, please encourage them to seek RYF certification.

We may not have a regular printer certified, but at least we have two 3D printers. ;)

I just used a web interface from my phone to set up my HP printer to send me an email when it encounters a paper jam.

Although I can't recall it ever encountering a paper jam...

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