Hi Rolf, I too benefitted from your fantastic work. Thank you so much and best wishes!!!
-Kip On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 1:35 PM Ulf Zibis <ulf.zi...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hi Rolf, > > from me also big thanks for all your work and any wiches, that your future > plans will fulfill. > > I'm also one of many, who benefitted from your PPA. > Will this kept alive, or are you able to redirekt the admin role to any > other person? > > All the best, > Ulf > > Am 24.08.20 um 17:15 schrieb Rolf Bensch: > > Hi, > > > > Congratulations to all who contributed his/her ideas, code and at least > > time for the new SANE release. > > > > After having some time with reflecting my after-work activities, I > > decided to say Goodbye to the SANE project, especially as maintainer for > > the pixma backend. > > > > If somebody hears the calling to become a maintainer for the pixma > > backend, he/she is welcome to contact me off-list for discussing any > > questions about structure and functionality. > > > > Best wishes, > > Rolf > > > > > > Am 23.08.20 um 14:19 schrieb Olaf Meeuwissen: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Six months and three weeks after sane-backends-1.0.29 and about three > >> months after our sane-backends-1.0.30 security update, I'm happy to > >> announce that sane-backends-1.0.31 has been released. You can find > >> the latest source tarballs and checksums on the [releases page][1] in > >> the Other section of the Assets. > >> > >> [1]: https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/-/releases > >> > >> The page also mentions several "Source code" links in the Assets from > >> which you can download the git repository corresponding to the release. > >> Please note that these archives do *not* include generated files such as > >> the configure script, Makefile.in files and more. > >> > >> A nicely formatted version of the release notes can be found at the same > >> location but, for your convenience, the "raw" Markdown has been included > >> below. > >> > >> ### Backends > >> > >> - adds the `canon_lide70` backend > >> - `avision`: adds support for the KODAK i1120, fixes thread > >> cancellation issues, disables exposure option for non-filmscanners > >> - `canon_dr`: improves error reporting > >> - `dmc`: fixes compiler warnings on the scan area options > >> - `epsonds`: rewrites the network I/O following changes made to the > >> `epson2` backend in 1.0.30 to fix security issues. Network support > >> is still unsupported. > >> - `escl`: adds ADF support, fixes many minor issues and improves error > >> handling. Now also supports devices behind a proxy (needs explicit > >> configuration). > >> - `fujitsu`: adds support for the fi-800R and a card scanning slot, > >> fixes a bug when reading hardware sensors on the first invocation. > >> Adds USB IDs for fi-7800 and fi-7900. > >> - `genesys`: adds support for the Canon 5600F, Canon LiDE 90, Plustek > >> OpticFilm 7200 and 7200 (v2), 7400, 7600i, 8100 and 8200i. Fixes > >> several issues with the Canon 8600F. Adds 4800dpi support for the > >> Canon LiDE 210 and fixes 3200dpi flatbed support on the Canon 8400F. > >> Adds an option to fill dark calibration with a constant. Adds > >> transparency support for gl847 chipset based devices. Fixes CIS > >> scanner support for gl842 chipset based devices. Removes lineart > >> and image enhancement emulation support. > >> - `gphoto`: supports the PLANon DocuPen RC800 (with a recent enough > >> version of `gphoto2`) > >> - `gt68xx`: modifies scan cancellation behaviour > >> - `hp5400`: adds button support, fixes a scan cancellation crash issue > >> - `pixma`: add supports for the i-SENSYS MF440 Series and untested > >> support for the PIXMMA G7000 Series and GM4000 Series as well as the > >> i-SENSYS MF720 Series. > >> - `plustek`: fixes a potential buffer overrun > >> - `test`: adds gamma options > >> > >> ### Documentation > >> > >> - removes the SANE Standard. This is now maintained as a separate > >> project at https://gitlab.com/sane-project/standard. HTML and PDF > >> versions can be found at https://sane-project.gitlab.io/standard/. > >> - adds and updates information for multiple supported and unsupported > >> devices > >> - translation updates for British English, French, German, Italian and > >> Ukranian > >> - `scanimage`: documents the JPEG compression level > >> - minor improvements documenting build requirements > >> > >> ### Build > >> > >> - removes the `--with-api-spec` option from `configure` > >> - replaces the `--enable-avahi` option with an `--with-avahi` that > >> defaults to enabling if possible. If the option is given and the > >> required support is not available, `configure` will exit with an > >> error. > >> - improves checking for libjpeg version dependent requirements > >> - has been made reproducable (#228) > >> - fixes build issues on MinGW > >> > >> ### Miscellaneous > >> > >> - fixes OpenBSD hotplugd scriptlets (!375) > >> - fixes support for unconfigured USB scanners on MacOS (#38) > >> - various fixes and improvements in the USB record/replay support > >> - fixes a file descriptor validation test in sanei_pio > >> - adds missing include in sanei_usb > >> > >> In case you encounter any issues with this release, please contact the > >> [sane-devel mailing list][2] or [submit an issue][3]. > >> > >> [2]: mailto:sane-devel@alioth-lists.debian.net > >> [3]: https://gitlab.com/sane-project/backends/issues > >> > >> Hope this helps, > >> -- > >> Olaf Meeuwissen, LPIC-2 FSF Associate Member since 2004-01-27 > >> GnuPG key: F84A2DD9/B3C0 2F47 EA19 64F4 9F13 F43E B8A4 A88A F84A 2DD9 > >> Support Free Software > https://my.fsf.org/donate > >> Join the Free Software Foundation > https://my.fsf.org/join > >> > >> > >