Dear all, The official release announcement[1] is very short on details, so here is a bit of background information for iscan-2.16.1. First the NEWS:
---------------------------------------------------------------------- iscan-2.16.1 (2009-02-05) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * fixes paper size detection for the Epson ES-H7200, Epson GT-20000 * fixes potential library path issues on 64-bit systems * fixes premature timeouts when initiating previews and scans The latest version of Image Scan! for Linux now is (and should remain) available directly from the download page for _all_ models, unless we know for a fact it will not work for a particular model. For certain models we also provide older, tested versions as a fallback. This is so you can revert in case of bugs that went unnoticed in the latest, greatest version. # We can't possibly test all the supported models all of the time and # still expect to release in a reasonable time frame. If you happen # to find a bug in the latest version, please report it[2]. Now about those interpreter plugin packages. As part of the release of iscan-2.16.1, we have released the first of what will be a series of updates to our interpreter packages. The updates will require at least iscan-2.16.1 and will be provided for 32 and 64 bit machines in RPM and Debian packaging formats. We expect that these updated interpreter packages will remain usable with newer versions of the Image Scan! for Linux core package in the foreseeable future. The first plugin released is for the Perfection V200 Photo (GT-F670 in Japan). Plugins for the following models are in our QA pipeline: Japan overseas GT-D1000 GT-1500 GT-F650 Perfection V10 GT-F700 Perfection V350 Photo GT-F720 Perfection V300 Photo GT-S600 Perfection V100 Photo GT-S620 Perfection V30 GT-X750 Perfection 4490 Photo GT-X770 Perfection V500 Photo I have no control over our release schedule but I would expect these to be released in the next couple of weeks. # Please don't swamp us with questions about release dates. Just let # us concentrate on getting these packages tested and released. I'll # post announcements here for each release. If you use a model that requires an interpreter but is not in listed above, you should stick to an iscan version not later than 2.10.0. There are currently no plans to provide updates for those plugins so you are stuck with 32-bit RPMs that only work with an old version of Image Scan! for Linux. # If you really need an updated, 64-bit or Debian package, please say # so[2]. I can't promise we will be able to do anything about it, but # at least it may sway the odds in favour of something happening. [1] http://avasys.jp/hp/page000001300/hpg000001270.htm [2] https://www.avasys.jp/secure/english/linux_e/support_form.html 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
