Andy>There are strong arguments on your side:
Andy> 1. SANE works on far over a dozen different architectures. You
Andy> can't make binaries for all of them.
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David> 4. All good scanner companies make their protocols available (UMAX,
> Microtek, HP, ...). Surely they wouldn't want to be left out of
> the club? ;-)
5. Given that SANE works on far over a dozen different architectures and that
all good scanner companies make their protocols available, they are at a
competitive disadvantage. Having their hardware supported by SANE
both "levels the playing field" and broadens their market. At no cost to
them.
Cheers,
Rob
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