Re: [sane-devel] Canon Scanner P-208 II

2016-09-25 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Hi Oliver, Oliver Jan Krylow writes: > My apologies, I overlooked the language in my haste. > > Am I understanding this correctly, the whole driver is under some kind > of proprietary license, except for some GPL'd glue code between SANE > and some magic binary blob? That and the fact that their

Re: [sane-devel] Canon Scanner P-208 II

2016-09-25 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Hi Thomas, Thomas Geier writes: > But they link their code against SANE, and SANE is GPL licensed. They link *some* of their code against *some* parts of SANE, and SANE is GPL licensed *with a special exception* for the bulk of its code. > So doesn't this enforce their code to be GPL licensed,

Re: [sane-devel] Canon Scanner P-208 II

2016-09-24 Thread Oliver Jan Krylow
My apologies, I overlooked the language in my haste. Am I understanding this correctly, the whole driver is under some kind of proprietary license, except for some GPL'd glue code between SANE and some magic binary blob? I don't know if this violates GPL but I have a strong urge to return the

Re: [sane-devel] Canon Scanner P-208 II

2016-09-24 Thread Olaf Meeuwissen
Hi Oliver, Oliver Jan Krylow writes: > http://www.canon.de/support/consumer_products/products/scanners/others/imageformula_p-208ii.aspx?type=drivers&language=&os=#disclaimer While I do understand a fair bit of German, I wouldn't want to agree to any license agreement written in it ;-) Here's a

Re: [sane-devel] Canon Scanner P-208 II

2016-09-23 Thread Oliver Jan Krylow
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Re: [sane-devel] Canon Scanner P-208 II

2016-09-23 Thread m. allan noah
The canon_dr sane backend already has a deskew option. It is a software implementation, as only the most expensive Canon machines have hardware deskew. I might be able to borrow from the canon driver, if it has a compatible license with sane, and the source is truly included. Do you have a link?

[sane-devel] Canon Scanner P-208 II

2016-09-22 Thread Oliver Jan Krylow
Hello! Currently on the supported devices page the device "P-208II | USB | 0x1083/0x165f" is listed as "Untested". I'd like to announce a my test results for that device. Frontend :Simple Scan 3.20.0 under Fedora 24 Backend : canon_dr:libusb Sane version: 1.0.25 Manufacturer: Canon Device: P-