Currently many new document scanners and MFPs come with Apple AirScan support, also known as AirPrint scanning or eSCL protocol. And number of AirScan-compatible devices tends to grow.
Looks that AirScan becomes de-facto standard protocol for document scanners, connected to the network. This is very convenient for (Apple) users, because installation of the new scanner becomes trivial task, everything "just works" without need to worry about device drivers, network configuration etc.
Unfortunately, Linux doesn't support AirScan, and the goal of this project is to fix this situation.
For more information and software downloads, please visit the Project's page at GitHub