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<H1>Re: HP PhotoSmart S20 USB / Filmscanner</H1>
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<STRONG>From:</STRONG> David Mosberger-Tang (<A HREF="mailto:David.Mosberger@acm.org?Subject=Re:%20HP%20PhotoSmart%20S20%20USB%20/%20Filmscanner&In-Reply-To=&lt;200104010351.f313pGh15695@panda.mostang.com&gt;"><EM>David.Mosberger@acm.org</EM></A>)<BR>
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<EM>&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; On Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:13:00 +0200 (METDST), Ulrich Deiters &lt;<A HREF="mailto:ukd@xenon.pc.Uni-Koeln.DE?Subject=Re:%20HP%20PhotoSmart%20S20%20USB%20/%20Filmscanner&In-Reply-To=&lt;200104010351.f313pGh15695@panda.mostang.com&gt;">ukd@xenon.pc.Uni-Koeln.DE</A>&gt; said:
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<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;Ulrich&gt; HP developing UNIX/Linux software? That would be a marvel
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&nbsp;&nbsp;Ulrich&gt; indeed.
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<P>No, it's actually fairly commonplace these days. I can speak to this
<BR>
issue as I'm an HP employee and have been working on Linux/Open Source
<BR>
exclusively for the last ~3 years. Unfortunately, the amount of Linux
<BR>
support is still quite variable but, as some of you noticed, good
<BR>
things have started to happen: the DeskJet division released drivers
<BR>
just recently. This is a big milestone because it's the first time an
<BR>
HP consumer product division is explicitly acknowledging and
<BR>
supporting Linux (and thereby most UNIX variants). More of this
<BR>
undoubtedly will follow. Unfortunately, the ScanJet side of the
<BR>
business (and in particular PhotoSmart), is not quite so far along
<BR>
yet. Of course, this issue is dear to my heart and we are working on
<BR>
addressing it; the recent hiring of Bruce Perens will help accelerate
<BR>
the process, but even so it won't happen overnight. In the meantime,
<BR>
the best thing you could do is to remind the HP divisions that Linux
<BR>
support for their scanners is important to you, their customer. If
<BR>
you do so in a firm but friendly manner and they keep hearing the
<BR>
same/similar story, good things will come out of it.
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<P>Thanks,
<BR>
<P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--david
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