# PIE (SCANACE) won't release technical info

Dave Restall - System Administrator (dave@restall.net)
Fri, 24 Jul 1998 21:00:55 GMT

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Hi,

I received the following today from PIE. It seems that after all my
questions and emails they have decided that they don't want to release
the technical documentation for their Scanace II series of scanners to
me either with or without an NDA.

> It had been very difficult to get the managment to accept your request last
> time.
>
> Following your last mail that I transmitted to the persons concermed, the
> decision to release informations to the public has be reconsidered. The
> outcome is that there are more risk to to that than any gains we could get.
>
> So the position now is not to release the informations you request.
>
> Sorry. I will let you know if there is a change in the policy.

Could the KOTL please update the site to indicate that PIE will not be
supported. I do not want other people to go out and buy PIE products
only to find that they have no SANE support.

If PIE reconsider and do release the information, I will keep you
informed, however it looks extremely unlikely at the moment.

It seems such a pity to have been corresponding with them for over four
months to be turned down at the final hurdle.

Regards,

Dave Restall
mail/sane/980724.tx sane
pascal@scanace.com
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