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<title>sane-devel: Re: Minolta Reply (was:Public Relation Department (Ref. No. CR-3255 V)</title>
<h1>Re: Minolta Reply (was:Public Relation Department (Ref. No. CR-3255 V)</h1>
<b>David Mosberger-Tang</b> (<a href="mailto:David.Mosberger@acm.org"><i>David.Mosberger@acm.org</i></a>)<br>
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<i>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; On Fri, 17 Apr 1998 16:42:14 +0200, "Dr. Andreas Bolsch" &lt;<a href="mailto:a.bolsch@ic.ac.uk">a.bolsch@ic.ac.uk</a>&gt; said:</i><br>
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Andreas&gt; Of course, it a good idea to quote the company's policy.<br>
Andreas&gt; But be careful not to ask for boycott as this might lead to<br>
Andreas&gt; prosecution. Some companies are very narrow-minded. Just<br>
Andreas&gt; state the facts explicitly.<br>
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I'd be happy to host a web page describing the open source attitude of<br>
various (scanner) companies. Maybe it could include a ranking and<br>
supporting information such as the letter from Minolta. The highest<br>
ranked companies would be equivalent to "recommended buy" whereas the<br>
low ranked companies would be equivalent to "stay away".<br>
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As long as we provide factual information, there is nothing wrong with<br>
doing this. And hopefully it will increase the pressure on companies<br>
that so far refuse to give out specs. Anyone interested in putting<br>
together such a page? I'd be happy to write a section on our<br>
experience with Mustek, but don't have time to organize the whole<br>
effort.<br>
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--david<br>
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