> Yet another related topic: It would be great to have some sort of database > generated from the .desc files. So a user could use the WWW to search for his > scanner. E.g with search boxes for Manufacturer, bus-type and model name. The > output would be all we now about the model including backedn and manufacturer > links and by which version it's supported. Eg, first check stable, then cvs, > then external drivers. >
One valuable info to add to the .desc would be the scsi ids and usb ids. Besides allowing for a scanner lookup, it can be used by distribution vendors to identify scanners plugged. Both Mandrake and SuSE have made those list (more or less by hand I guess) and they are outdated. Frank.
