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- replace linux specific ppdev code with sanei_* equivalent functions.
- make sure the code is still compatible with latest SANE releases (in
this case, it is better to check code from Debian's
sane-backends-extras, for which Julien has made a great job making the
code at least compilable for latest releases) and follows SANE
guidelines for inclusion into the repository.
- test on actual hardware to make sure it still works after changes
(would require help from community if the developer lacks hardware to
test).

And longer term tasks for better support:

- implement calibration support
- improve support for large width scans at high resolutions (the
windows driver does this very well with little backtracking even on a
emulated Bochs VM).
- implement support for some Vivid Pro II variants (not based on the
same chipset as my device).
- implement support for the rare USB variants

I could even offer access to the geniusvp2 project at SourceForge for
those interested on helping, but I think it is much easier to just
download the latest code from CVS (or even better, take the code from
Debian's sane-backends-extras package), and work based on it. Then I
should simply deactivate the project at SF, since it would make no
sense anymore to keep it after inclusion in SANE repository.

Anyone interested?

Regards,
-- 
Anderson Lizardo