From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 19 21:04:25 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80593106564A for ; Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:04:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from grarpamp@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pz0-f54.google.com (mail-pz0-f54.google.com [209.85.210.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C7678FC08 for ; Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:04:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pzk27 with SMTP id 27so738986pzk.13 for ; Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:04:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=zk0A1HRk97k1PPz9niN6rHdTj4kppGzOwZTXlzQhReI=; b=UA3mIuXwTAiKlmA10rcTHyUYEBlSZGpTxSpybNkRaC0os2eWl7TnNkU5aJ7WsuO6M4 ilnRyvGCOlavNj1aWW8v/T7P4ig1p6+d3y8SWITrfKYXxjqwumFki8l7fPvkPHv2EXFH xkI6aJedwNcAxAmoN02KGUVOnvEIjY/PmTBCk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=YGTnFquZOm3fN+moLnXBFtYMOQQY+cV56Jel5XPcl3LYAgCBjccaeWj272PYI1tlvd BnsdKKlxG1Ohgqc0vwECIP1JQMoeaW8v9FSg3R0I4OdK61T3JYoaek23/WYyJs55Kweh kXeKL9i23P+Zl3mwnPhKTUKS78bl0x2Ppj52Y= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.223.17 with SMTP id v17mr1125994wfg.411.1300568664727; Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:04:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.141.2 with HTTP; Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:04:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <201103191218.p2JCIaO7065003@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <201103191218.p2JCIaO7065003@lurza.secnetix.de> Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:04:24 -0400 Message-ID: From: grarpamp To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Subject: Re: Webcam recommendations X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:04:25 -0000 > I think most (all?) of the current webcams are UVC ones. This seems to be the trend with the newer models I've looked at. > A UVC driver is contained in the webcamd port, but it is V4L2-only. > FreeBSD's Linux compatibility layer does not support that, so it > will not work with Linux binaries, including Skype. Simply because I'm sure folks would make good use of it... Is anyone working on V4L2 for the FreeBSD Linux compat? I looked briefly at the voice/video app landscape a year ago and felt pretty sure I could find an open source, FreeBSD compilable, app that would suit. I thus discounted the need for binary Linux apps enabled via FreeBSD's Linux compatibility layer. As always, I'm sure things have improved since then. > If you want Skype support, it's probably best to pick up a used > camera on eBay that works with the pwc port. And slightly off topic about Skype... I prefer things fully point2point, perhaps augmented by DHT if need be, or even dyndns. Afaik, Skype still uses Skype servers for some things (login), maybe for call setup (CDR), requires registration with them, and are owned in part by eBay, etc. They are closed source, have non-public and controversial crypto capabilities, don't interoperate with the rest of the SIP/VOIP world, etc. It would be just as easy for me to get the folks I'd like to chat with to install an open tool as it would Skype. In addition to all the open point2point tools, we also have GNU Free Call coming down the pipe as well: http://planet.gnu.org/gnutelephony/?p=14 So my interest in Skype is quite low, don't believe the Skype hype :)