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Hello, |
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I was trying to get this quickcam 4000 pro camera working, when I ran across |
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a disturbing webpage about linux support removed: |
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http://www.smcc.demon.nl/webcam/ |
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Basically, the pwc opensource part of the driver, has reduce quality and |
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frame rate, while the binary_only module pwcx is far greater in quality. |
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While I salute the kernel maintainers for requiring 100% sourcecode to get |
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the camera to work, it seems that others, such as the Sangoma Frame Relay |
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card I just purchased, pull the same trick. Yet, they have their module |
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as an option in the kernel, but you have to deactivate it and run their |
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little 'binary build' software to add to the kernel. |
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Can somebody explain what the hell is going on? I've notices lots of sourcecode |
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drivers dissapearing from the kernel, particualar old WAN interfaces cards. |
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Is there an inexpensive webcam that has 100% of the driver sourcecode out on |
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the opensource table? Is there a list where we can figure out who has opensourced |
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their drivers, so we know what to purchase? |
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Is their a work around for this (logitech(phillips) webcam 4000 pro) camera, or |
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do I just give it to a windoze_kid? |
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James |
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