On Fri, Oct 11, 2002, Greg KH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 11, 2002 at 01:16:21PM -0400, Johannes Erdfelt wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 11, 2002, Henning Meier-Geinitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > * "Overall plan": Will the kernel USB scanner driver stay and be kept
> > >   current? I'm asking because SANE has now support for libusb. While
> > >   libusb has its problems (especially regarding permissions), it can
> > >   support any scanner. I would rather stay with both access methods
> > >   in SANE but that only works if the scanner driver is kept rather
> > >   current. If the user needs patches for hhis scanner, the libusb
> > >   approach is easier.
> > 
> > The problem with permissions isn't libusb's problem, it's hotplug's
> > problem.
> 
> I agree, is there a mount option that libusb users prefer to use to get
> usbfs devices with the needed permissions?

I'd rather not go that route.

I'd much rather prefer that applications add some a configuration to
hotplug with the devices they support and hotplug dynamically adjust the
permissions to the console user.

This should be doable.

JE



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