Hi, On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 03:58:57PM +0200, Nathaniel Taylor wrote: > I want to buy a scanner, and of course to run it only under linux or > *bsd systems. The Sane compatibility list would help me in choosing > a useable model, but I want to make sure I buy from a company that has > made free-software support easy -- preferably one that has provided a > perfectly working backend under a FSF or OSF approved licence. > > Can anyone point me to a "laud or shame" page of scanner manufacturers, > or just advise me which have been the most open and helpful or the most > arkward manufacturers?
As far as I know, there is no such list. Looking at the scanner search engine and entering just the manufacturer names may help. E.g. If 90% of the scanners are unsupported that's an indication the the manufacturer doesn't provide a backend himself and doesn't seem to support SANE developers. Bye, Henning
