Re: The problem with not owning the software

Andrzej Matuch wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

On 2025-01-05 15:08, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

-hh wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
 

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And Canon does provide some support for Linux printer drivers, but as
per their website's language, it is apparently quite limited:
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"Canon currently only provides support for PIXMA products and the Linux
operating system by providing basic drivers in a limited amount of
languages.
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These basic drivers may not encompass the full range of functionalities
for all printer and all-in-one products but they will allow basic
printing and scanning operation.
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Linux drivers are not supplied as part of Canon’s installation CD-ROM
and these are instead made available via our support area. Please select
your product and filter the results based on language and operating system.
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Canon does not offer specific after care support for Linux related
issues beyond the provision of the initial drivers."
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<https://www.canon-europe.com/support/operating-system-information/>

 
I bought a Canoscan LiDE scanner and it worked out of the box with
xsane and skanlite. Never needed to find their "drivers".
 
The scanner has copy and other buttons to press, but those are not
relevant to getting the job of scanning done.

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I have a Canon scanner myself here at work. With Windows, I can get it
working but it requires a driver to be installed. Windows Update will
offer it, but not immediately after you plug it in, for whatever reason.
You have to wait for it to offer you the update later, still in Windows
Update. Yes, I tried forcing it to check for update and it did not find
a driver until I rebooted.
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In Linux, it works out of the box.

I just noticed in aptitude there's a daemon called scanbd. Might be "fun" to
look into it at some point.

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