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(Get the code!)
I didn't have time to install the latest ghostscript yet (which is 8.62), but I run some tests using the ghostscript 8.61 on Ubuntu Hardy. If it would be useful to run the same tests using 8.62, I can do this later this week.
I used "ps2pdf -dEPSCrop" to convert the eps files. Opening or importing the resulting pdf in inkscape worked well - all of the above mentioned problems did not occur for me. I checked the files given as examples in this big report, and additionally several other, much more complex eps files (including some messy ones that had been processed by different programs on different operating systems).
I only found minor problems - for example, if fonts were only embedded in the eps file but not present in the operating system, inkscape converted the font to some other, existing font. However, I think that this is no major concern.
Overall, using ps2pdf worked quite well for me. Of course, it would be good if others could also try on their machines ...