> plugging it in to USB on my Linux laptop I think this is the key part... I haven't installed a printer driver from the manufacturer in years. Using CUPS thro

> plugging it in to USB on my Linux laptop I think this is the key part... I haven't installed a printer driver from the manufacturer in years. Using CUPS through my Mac or Linux machines "just works". The crazy bloatware drivers are almost always associated with Windows, so if you're using Linux or a Mac, there isn't much of a risk here, is there? Linux even more so...