good news in theory, but 'show me the source' comes to mind :) allan
On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 11:10 PM, Jack McGill <jmcgill85258 at yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello, > For the last several months I have been campaigning for linux support for > small sheetfed mobile document scanners. > > This morning I emailed DCT, formerly Syscan, makers of the DocketPort and > TravelScan lines of scanners. Their scanners are resold by several companies, > including Pentax, Ambir, and Scanshell. > > I received an initial email back from the company president and later a phone > call from one of their senior software developers. They are very interested > in adding SANE support to their scanners. They see the wisdom of adding > potential new customers. They have some concerns about licensing and > distribution issues, of which I am not an expert. > > I think it would be helpful if the linux community continues to write or > email this company, offering our support and expertise, and to express our > gratitude for their interest. Their webpage is http://www.docucap.com. > Their contact information is: > > DOCUMENT CAPTURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. > 1798 Technology Drive Ste.178 > SanJose, California 95110, USA > Tel: +1-408-436-9888 > Fax: +1-408-436-6151 > Tech Support: +1-408-436-6152 > support at docucap.com > sales at docucap.com > > Also, if there is someone who has experience writing a backend and who has > expertise with the SANE GPL exception and wants to either write the backend > or guide them through the process, let me know. > > They already have Software Developer's Kit that has a proprietary binary > linux library file that performs the low functions of the DocketPort > scanners. This would need to be changed to conform to the SANE standards. > Their DocketPort line of scanners are powered by Genesys 84x chips. I don't > think that they are planning on supporting the TravelScan line, which used > the LM983x chips. > > It sounds like they have not made a final decision to add SANE support, but > they are very close. I think we should try to convince them that this is the > right thing to do and that we will support them by buying their products, > giving them technical assistance, and respecting their intellectual property. > > Jack McGill > > > > > > -- > sane-devel mailing list: sane-devel at lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/sane-devel > Unsubscribe: Send mail with subject "unsubscribe your_password" > to sane-devel-request at lists.alioth.debian.org > -- "The truth is an offense, but not a sin"
