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<h1>Getting a manufacturer to release specs?</h1>
<b>Rene Herman</b> (<a href="mailto:rene@rene.demon.nl"><i>rene@rene.demon.nl</i></a>)<br>
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Hello everyone ...<br>
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I assume this is a FAQ, but I just joined the list, and ...<br>
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I am interested in developing a backend for my Trust EC9600P parallel port<br>
scanner, and requested programmers information from the manufacturer.<br>
Unfortunately, they are unwilling to provide this information, considering<br>
it confidential.<br>
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I guess this was to be expected, but apart from telling them what a fine API<br>
SANE is, which I already did, are there any arguments I could use to try to<br>
persuade them? That is, have (some of) the other backends been developped in<br>
cooperation with manufacturers, if only by them releasing the specs on<br>
request?<br>
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Failing to convince them, is trying to "reverse engineer" the Windows<br>
drivers the way to go? Would such have any effect on being able to<br>
distribute the backend?<br>
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Thanks in advance for any pointers on how to proceed...<br>
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