From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Oct 20 8:27:51 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mailout5.nyroc.rr.com (mailout5-1.nyroc.rr.com [24.92.226.169]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C13A37B407 for ; Sat, 20 Oct 2001 08:27:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sonic.rit.edu (roc-24-93-27-75.rochester.rr.com [24.93.27.75]) by mailout5.nyroc.rr.com (8.11.6/Road Runner 1.12) with ESMTP id f9KFRlh23625 for ; Sat, 20 Oct 2001 11:27:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20011020105433.01db6b00@vmspop.rit.edu> X-Sender: mdp1261@vmspop.rit.edu X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 11:26:35 -0400 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Matt Penna Subject: RE: quick cam driver? In-Reply-To: <000f01c1593c$d5f68fa0$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> References: < Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG At 12:57 AM 10/20/01 -0700, you wrote: >You should have sold it 5 years ago. The VC programming interface >changed from the parallel port one and specs have not been available. I have a QuickCam Pro USB sitting on top of my monitor, and the thing is a paperweight under anything except Win98, WinMe, or Win2000. With such a wide range of OS choices, who needs support for crummy old UNIX? >:P About a month ago, I sent a very nice, 3-page letter to Logitech basically begging them to support their cameras under *ANY* operating system other than Windows. (I specifically mentioned FreeBSD, among others.) I spent a good deal of space explaining why it would be a boon for them to do this; I own 4 of their Quickcams already and would likely run out to buy at least 6 more if they were supported under UNIX, and I have no doubt others would do the same - a fact I clearly stated in my letter. Logitech seems amenable to the idea of supporting other OSes, as they helped with the drivers for their various joysticks under Linux. Maybe they just need some more prodding and will alter their position? I'm sure others have made similar requests of them on previous occasions, so this might just be wishful thinking. However, I know a number of people who have wanted support for their cameras under some version of UNIX, so perhaps Logitech just needs some more encouragement. If you want them to support their cameras, sending off a letter or e-mail to them might be beneficial - it certainly can't hurt. If anyone else does contact them, BE NICE. Matt -- Matt Penna mdp1261@rit.edu ICQ: 399825 S0ba on AOLIM "The trouble with computers, of course, is that they're very sophisticated idiots." -Dr. Who To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message