Thank you.
09/03/13 08:23 -???, Rolf Bensch-? ???? ?: > Hi Norayr, > > > Am 02.09.2013 14:17, schrieb Norayr Chilingarian: >> Hello, >> >> I need a scanner which can scan film (35 and 120) and has a free driver. >> I need it because I'd like to scan on x86, powerpc and arm >> architectures, I need to not depend on operating system version, I >> need driver continue to work with latest glibc. >> > You can compile SANE for every Linux platform from source. > >> As far as I understand, the canoscan 9000f and 9000f mark ii is >> supported completely. >> http://www.sane-project.org/lists/sane-mfgs-cvs.html >> > Yes. Except for dust and scratch removal infrared channel is scanned as > separate image yet. You need to process this by external programs. This > issue affects all SANE backends with ir support. > >> As I have read at the pixma driver page, it seems, the source is open >> and redistributable. So it fits my needs. >> >> Just to make sure, did I get it right? >> Is the pixma free software? > Yes, it is. > > This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or > modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as > published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the > License, or (at your option) any later version. > > (from header of pixma_common.c). > >> Is it usually included in GNU/Linux distributions? >> > We cannot say what software / driver the distros will include in future, > but today it should be. > >> Will it work on later versions of operating systems? It's not binary >> only, right? So it should work? >> > You can download only source code from the SANE website. Binaries / > Packages are provided from the distros. > >> Or you may suggest other photo film scanner which has the free driver. >> > If the hardware fits your needs, the Pixma backend is well supported. I > myself own a CS9000F and can debug any problem with SANE. > > Cheers, > Rolf
