Julien BLACHE wrote: > Michael Heiming <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>The software (pips-sprx600_610-cups-2.6.2 & iscan-1.9.0) I downloaded >>to get Epson Stylus Photo RX600 running, came with source and contains >>a file "COPYING" where it says "GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE". >> >>So at least, it looks like Epson is already doing what you ask for.;) > > > Did they suddenly relicense the entire iscan code under GPL ? That'd > be a really good news. > > Last time I had a look at the iscan software, the backend relied on 2 > binary libraries for some of the scanners. iscan itself was licensed > under an open license specific to Epson, but it was quite a good > license.
Yep, that was the pips-sprx600_610-cups-2.6.2 package which has the GPL/LGPL and after a closer check, COPYING.KOWA, for one binary only lib, just an additional look at the iscan src.rpm and it does contain a non-free part, with the libs you mentioned.;( That's what they probably mean with: "Drivers for LinuxX - We provide the open source as much as possible." [http://www.epkowa.co.jp/english/index_e.html] However, that's more then most other large hw maker provide, looking at consumer related hw.;) Michael Heiming
