[sane-devel] Visioneer 8100

Jacek Pliszka Jacek Pliszka <pliszka@phyun0.ucr.edu>
Fri, 22 Feb 2002 09:18:41 -0800 (PST)


On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Frank Zago wrote:

> > Maybe we can take E3/E4 driver and just by comparing with
> > the above file find out what should be changed in order to
> > get E5 running.
> 
> I don't think it's as simple as that. There is no copyright or licence on
> that piece of code, so it cannot (?) be integrated into sane. Those two
> backend will live forever as patches, unless Primax clarifies the legal
> staus of the viceo sources. I'm not really interrested into enhancing that
> backend if it cannot go into sane.

Well, I do not have to loose too much time on it.
If don't get it working in a reasonable time I will just give away
teh scanner and get one supported by Linux.

BR,

Jacek