On Monday 03 Dec 2012 18:37:39 Bill Baker wrote: > 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=2016 > > > 4 > > > > 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.
> Hurumphhh! > [why is] there is always a critic when somebody praises something! I wasn't criticising anything, I was stating that it does mention Linux compatibility on their website and that even PC (Windows) World mentions that it can be used with Linux. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
