Note that the automatic printer driver download service from OpenPrinting is based on the LSB (Linux Standard Base), standard for making distribution-independent binary packages. The manufacturer creates one package per supported architecture and this package works on all distros, he creates RPMs directly and DEBs are made from the RPMs by a bot. For printers we had to add new requirements to the LSB, and for scanners the needed requirements are not (yet) included. We hope that they get in soon. See
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/ProjectPlan42 section "Additions", addition of SANE. Once having SANE supported by the LSB, we need to create appropriate server infrastructure to answer driver download requests (what the OpenPrinting web site does for printers) and Jockey needs to get appropriate code added to do the requests. In addition, an UDEV-based program is needed to do the appropriate D-Bus call to Jockey when a new scanner gets connected. Any volunteers to help with this work are welcome. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Studio Testers, which is subscribed to Ubuntu Studio. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/208405 Title: [needs-packaging] iscan Status in Ubuntu Studio: New Status in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: New Bug description: name: iscan description: simple, easy to use scanner utility for EPSON scanners Image Scan! is a graphical scanner utility for people that do not need all the bells and whistles provided by several of the other utilities out there (xsane, QuiteInsane, Kooka). At the moment it only supports SEIKO EPSON scanners and all-in-ones. However, the scanner driver it provides can be used by any other SANE standard compliant scanner utility. Note that several scanners require a non-free plugin before they can be used with this software. url: http://push.cx/2007/epson-perfection-v100-in-ubuntu also http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/scan/DL1.do and http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/scan/DL2.do convert rpm package to deb with alien command, source also available for creating authentic ubuntu deb archive. comments: GPL and LGPL and something interesting in the non-free directory (but license seems very free) in the src .tar.gz Installing results in a conflict as shown below: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man5/sane-epkowa.5.gz', which is also in package libsane-extras See also package iscan-plugin-gt-s600 which is more interesting. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-testers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntustudio-testers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
