Hi,
Do you have any update on this?
Thanks,
Erik (eagerly awaiting the prospect of looking into some datasheets)
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?
> If it should come up, do we agree to sign an NDA?
> 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.
>
> Hopefully this will help the developers!
>
> P.S. I actually said that "I represent the Linux community..."
> I had no idea how to describe myself!
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft
> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008.
> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/
> _______________________________________________
> M560x-driver-devel mailing list
> [email protected]
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/m560x-driver-devel
>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace.
It's the best place to buy or sell services for
just about anything Open Source.
http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php
_______________________________________________
M560x-driver-devel mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/m560x-driver-devel
