Julien BLACHE wrote: > Yann Ubuntu <yannubuntu at gmail.com> wrote: >> @Julien: is epkowa a driver ? has it been removed because of its >> licence ? (non-free?) > > It's free, but it depends on non-free, binary-only plugins. [...]
The epkowa backend works fine without the non-free, binary-only plugins for a large number of devices. Selected models are only supported with the aid of a non-free, binary-only plugin. When this is the case, that is mentioned in the notes on the supported devices. # That is to say, certain _devices_ depend on the non-free, binary-only # plugins. The epkowa _backend_ does not. >> The drivers available on Avasys website are all epkowa type? (On the >> "All-in-one" page of the Avasys website there is no PM-A820 driver. ) The PM-A820 is a model for the Japanese market. Check the Japanese download page[1]. FWIW, this model does not depend on a non-free, binary-only plugin. [1] http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux/spc/DL1.do > Yes, epkowa is Epson's backend for all their models. If your model is > not listed, then it's not supported AFAICT. We do try to keep the list of supported models up-to-date on the SANE project pages. Our list[2] is probably the most complete, one-stop location for information on all the devices supported by the epkowa backend. [2] http://sane.alioth.debian.org/lists/sane-backends-external.html#S-EPKOWA Hope this helps, -- Olaf Meeuwissen, LPIC-2 FLOSS Engineer -- AVASYS CORPORATION FSF Associate Member #1962 Help support software freedom http://www.fsf.org/jf?referrer=1962
