I've had the same experience with canon.. I have sent them an email and got a polite reply that they would send my comments to the appropriate person. After that i didn't hear a word from them..
Well we are not doomed afterall.. There is still work in progress going on and I actually got my scanner (canoscan 656u) to work (not with the nice sane interface), so I could use it under linux.
Here are a few links regarding canon usb scanners that might prove useful:
Slashdot Mirror
I've had the same experience with canon.. I have sent them an email and got a polite reply that they would send my comments to the appropriate person. After that i didn't hear a word from them..
Well we are not doomed afterall.. There is still work in progress going on and I actually got my scanner (canoscan 656u) to work (not with the nice sane interface), so I could use it under linux.
Here are a few links regarding canon usb scanners that might prove useful:
Canon N650U Linux Driver Development
SANE backend / Tools for Canon USB Scanners
It might pay off if some more people wrote to canon about the need for linux-drivers:
Canon eCare <CareCenter@cits.canon.com>