Here is my conversation with HP regarding scanners:
08/30/2013 07:34:15AM Agent (Janelle M.): "Hello, Ken."
08/30/2013 07:34:22AM ken schutter: "Hello"
08/30/2013 07:35:06AM Agent (Janelle M.): "Ken, I appreciate your interest in HP products."
08/30/2013 07:35:40AM ken schutter: "Hp is my preference for all printers because they work out of the box in linux."
08/30/2013 07:35:57AM Agent (Janelle M.): "I am very sorry to inform you though, however, our scanners and All-in-one printers with scanning capability do not support Linux anymore."
08/30/2013 07:36:32AM ken schutter: "Too bad. HPLIP is no longer valid driver?"
08/30/2013 07:36:57AM Agent (Janelle M.): "Yes, it is no longer a valid driver, Ken. I am sorry."
08/30/2013 07:37:14AM ken schutter: "I will try elsewhere. Thanks"
08/30/2013 07:37:27AM Session Ended