Hi Ulf, Ulf Zibis writes:
> is there any place on sane web site to share scanner firmware? > > E.g. for Mustek ScanExpress 1200 UB Plus I could share *SBfw.usb* (got > from here: http://www.meier-geinitz.de/sane/gt68xx-backend/) No. And for a good reason. Most firmware files are extracted from the vendor's Windows and/or Mac drivers. These drivers come with a license and unless that license explicitly allows redistribution of the firmware file (without the rest of the driver), redistributing it is bound to get you into legal trouble. In addition, the SANE Project's web site is published on servers maintained by GitLab.com so we have to abide by their rules as well. Naturally, GitLab.com doesn't want to get into legal trouble itself and requires that you have permission to publish whatever you publish. If you don't have that permission, you run a the risk of getting "kicked out". # I'm paraphrasing from memory. I had a quick look at the page you mentioned and could not find any mention of licenses for the various firmware files ... Definitely going out on a limb there. Hope this helps, -- Olaf Meeuwissen, LPIC-2 FSF Associate Member since 2004-01-27 GnuPG key: F84A2DD9/B3C0 2F47 EA19 64F4 9F13 F43E B8A4 A88A F84A 2DD9 Support Free Software https://my.fsf.org/donate Join the Free Software Foundation https://my.fsf.org/join
