Hi, Backend freeze for 1.0.9 is now active. That means no new backends are allowed to be added to the SANE distribution until release.
The schedule is: 2002-09-29 feature freeze 2002-10-13 code freeze 2002-10-20 release Feature freeze means that only bug fixes and documentation updates are allowed. After code freeze only fixes of grave bugs that render a backend completely unusable or break compilation and documentation updates are accepted. This is the current NEWS file. Corrections and other comments are appreciated. New with 1.0.9, released 2002-10-20: * New backends: hpsj5s (Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 5S parport scanner), teco2 (some Relisys/Primax SCSI flatbed scanners, models VM3575, VM6565, VM6586 and VM6575), teco3 (some Relisys/Piotech/Trust/Plustek SCSI flatbed scanners, model VM3552). * Updated backends: avision, canon_pp, coolscan2, epson, fujitsu, hp, microtek, mustek, mustek_usb, pie, plustek, snapscan, teco1, test, umax, umax_pp, v4l. * sane-find-scanner finds more scanners and has more verbosity options now. * New tool to create gamma tables (gamma4scanimage). * Support for ICC profiles for scanimage. * USB scanner should work on all systems supported by libusb now. * Portability fixes (especially for big-endian sytems, Irix, OpenStep, OS/2, Solaris). * New and updated translations for various backends. * New system for generating lists of manufacturers/backends. * Various documentation updates. * Bugfixes. Bye, Henning
