Hi,
Wow, this is great news!
2008/5/28 Accord Tsai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hello everyone. I am a Taiwanese, and I own an Asus A3N, which also
> uses the ALi Corp webcam.
>
> I just called ALi Corp today asking if we could have the datasheets or
> product specs. She responded that due to company policy, they were
> only available to their direct customers (e.g. Asus). No support for
> end-users are provided on their part. I inquired about the possibility
> of releasing this information to benefit the F/OSS community. The
> product manager was absent, and the person on the phone was not
> qualified to release the information.
>
> However, I have acquired:
> 1. The email of the person who shall handle this affair. This actual
> email address is less likely to go into the void than
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 2. The phone extension of the product manager, who I am willing to
> talk and negotiate with (with my fluent Chinese due to the fact that
> we are both Taiwanese)
>
> Therefore, it would be of much help to let me know:
> Exactly what information do we need to develop a driver?
A datasheet of the m5602 and the m5603c containing a register map and
describing the different bitfields.
Some guide in how to set up different resolutions and what capabilities the
chipsets have.
Right now the relationship between the m5602 and m5603 is a bit unclear. Is
it two totally different chips?
Or is the m5602 a budget variant of the m5603, only containing a subset of
its features?
> If it should come up, do we agree to sign an NDA?
If there's no other choice I would be willing to sign a NDA. Naturally open
documents would be preferred.
>
> That I have the support of the community, perhaps the endorsement of
> the project admin.
>
> The next step of action, I believe, is to send a well-phrased email to
> our contact person at ALi Corp, describing how releasing the
> datasheets will not do harm to their business, but rather help the
> widespread of their webcam. If such a letter were to emerge, I also
> volunteer to offer a Chinese translation to encourage communication.
That's great! I do believe that handling the contact in Chinese is a great
way to avoid misunderstandings and show our intent with clarity.
>
>
> Hopefully this will help the developers!
>
Thanks a bunch Accord.
>
> P.S. I actually said that "I represent the Linux community..."
> I had no idea how to describe myself!
I belive that would be a correct description. :)
Thanks again,
Erik
>
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