# Re: Sane drivers

Petter Reinholdtsen (pere@hungry.com)
Sun, 4 Apr 1999 23:56:08 +0200

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[Henry Miller]
> The person in this role should collect the scsi command set to all
> scanners, and when someone requests it, get a proper NDA, and then
> send the info out. Make sure that the NDA allows code to be
> distributed of course. This doesn't imply writting a driver for
> every backend. (in fact someone who writes the backend may be so
> lost in technical details as to be worthless as a technical contact)

Why not collect .pdf and .ps files at some central site, where all
potential developers can get them. Most technical documentation is
available electronically, so there is really no need for a person
shuffling paper.

BTW: I don't think SANE developers should accept signing a NDA to
write drivers for scanners. _ever_. Vendors refusing to give out
technical specs without NDA should be convinced that this is a bad
idea, but we should not make drivers where the source is closed.

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