Hi all, [Please CC me in all replies]
I've been thinking it would be cool if the SANE project didn't have to write new scanner drivers for each and every new USB scanner that comes out. The way to do this would be to define some USB protocol and have it standardised by the USB Implementers Forum, then use that to influence the OEM scanner manufacturers to implement it on new scanners. I would propose that the SANE network protocol be ported to USB (so that it doesn't require TCP/IP - correct me if it already doesn't require TCP/IP) and proposed as a new USB scanner device class at the USB Implementers Forum. What do people think about this idea? Are there any people from the USB Implementers Forum here? Could this idea be extended to scanners using non-USB transports? Obviously for WiFi, Ethernet or other TCP/IP networks the existing SANE protocol could presumably be used. -- bye, pabs http://bonedaddy.net/pabs3/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 197 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part Url : http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/sane-devel/attachments/20081228/3207625a/attachment.pgp
