Hurumphhh! [why is] there is always a critic when somebody praises something!
On Mon, 2012-12-03 at 11:31 +0000, Mark Fraser wrote: > On Sunday 02 Dec 2012 12:55:28 SuperEngineer wrote: > > A short while ago I was in the market for a webcam. My webcam needs are > > modest so I do not need high end models. High, low or mid-range cameras > > a-plenty in store but only one had proudly put on the box "compatible > > with Windows 7, Works with Mac & Linux" Elsewhere on the box it even > > listed as one of its minimum requirements, "Linux Kernel 2.6". > > > > Sale decided at that point, decided on moral grounds. Creative Labs > > (Irl) Ltd. had made a sale, not based on being the best webcam in the > > shop but on being the only webcam in the shop stating Linux > > compatibility. > > > > It doesn't boast Linux on the site but a well deserved plug anyway: > > http://www.creative.com/mylivecam/products/product.aspx?catID=1&pid=20164 > > If you look under the Requirements tab, it states Linux® Kernel 2.6. It is > even mentioned on the PCWorld page - > > <http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/creative-live-cam-chat-hd-webcam-10587604- > pdt.html> > > > For it's worth, the camera is listed on various Ubuntu hardware / webcam > > lists [e.g. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SkypeWebCams/] - it is not at the > > top of the lists but the ones at the top did *not* want to acknowledge > > the existence of Linux. > -- Regards, Bill B. [SuperEngineer] ------------------------------ -Registered Linux User 523667- -Registered Ubuntu User 32366- -----Free as in Freedom------ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
