I bet it would've worked properly under windows ;-)
> From: Chris Hellyar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2002/11/11 Mon AM 11:32:01 GMT+13:00
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Microsoft OS's for free?
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> Cobblers... :-).
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> Point in case.. I've been on and off mucking around with webcams, and chose
> a Creative Webcam 5, only problem is the kernel module (pwc) sends the image
> to the client apps reversed (horizontally flipped as in). Originally I
> patched the source for the client app, but found that limited my playing to
> just that app, so off to the kernel source..
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> After much mucking about I've modified the kernel module code to flip the
> image when it finds the USB ID for the Creative Webcam 5. Works a treat.
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> Although it's not likely 99.99% of the users of linux would ever consider
> changing the kernel source, they can. This is a major difference from MS
> where if you have a bit of hardware that dosn't work due to core OS
> problems, that's it. Too bad, try a different vendors product.
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> I intend to send the code change back to the maintainer as well, which might
> make it into the main kernel tree, who knows, but it's an oppertunity that
> certainly wouldn't be available under a confentional proprietory model.
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> The 'close knit group' that filter what makes it into the kernel certainly
> may be small, but the total number of kernel contributors by now must be
> huge. Take a look at CREDITS and MAINTAINERS in the root of the source
> tree. Those are only partial lists.
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> Blah Blah Blah.. :-).
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> Cheers, Chris H.
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