Re: [CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams
Karanbir Singh wrote: > Ned Slider wrote: >> I hope you'll add your Philips webcam to the list when you get a chance ;) > Added info about that. > Thanks. > However, I completely failed to find a click path from the home page to > the webcams page. Is the page hidden away from the world by design ? > Link added to the HardwareList page :) Incidentally, is that any different for anything listed on the HardwareList page - I don't see a click path from the home page for any of that. I'm guessing most users would find those pages by using the search feature. Do you think the HardwareList page needs adding somewhere else or maybe I just missed it? ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
Re: [CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams
Ned Slider wrote: > I hope you'll add your Philips webcam to the list when you get a chance ;) Added info about that. However, I completely failed to find a click path from the home page to the webcams page. Is the page hidden away from the world by design ? -- Karanbir Singh : http://www.karan.org/ : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
Re: [CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams
Karanbir Singh wrote: > Ned Slider wrote: >> http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/HardwareList/Webcams > > I dont see the point of 'high end', 'midrange' and 'entry level' > sections. If there is any reason for it to be there, some info on howto > decide what section each webcam should go into should also be included > on the page. > Fine - removed. It was just an attempt to beak up the page and give it some structure. The important thing is the info that it works :) > But honestly, I dont see the point to that segmentation at all. People > will buy and use the webcam that works for them best, mostly looking for > the wiki as a means to work out which of those have been tested before > etc. So rather than doing the segmentation based on 'range' perhaps more > info on the camera / sample video + still output etc would go down a lot > better. > I didn't envisage turning it into a mini review of each cam - there's already plenty of those on youtube etc. What's missing is purely a list of cams that *will* work under CentOS, plus any relevant details for getting it working. I hope you'll add your Philips webcam to the list when you get a chance ;) ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
Re: [CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams
On 02/12/2008, Karanbir Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ned Slider wrote: > > http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/HardwareList/Webcams > > I don't see the point of 'high end', 'midrange' and 'entry level' sections. People will buy and use the webcam that works for them best, mostly looking > to the wiki as a means of working out which of those have been tested > before, > etc. So rather than doing the segmentation based on 'range', perhaps more > info on the camera / sample video + still output, etc. Ned, I would tend to agree with what KB has written (edited by me, the pedant of the English language, above. :-D ) Alan. ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
Re: [CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams
Ned Slider wrote: > http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/HardwareList/Webcams I dont see the point of 'high end', 'midrange' and 'entry level' sections. If there is any reason for it to be there, some info on howto decide what section each webcam should go into should also be included on the page. But honestly, I dont see the point to that segmentation at all. People will buy and use the webcam that works for them best, mostly looking for the wiki as a means to work out which of those have been tested before etc. So rather than doing the segmentation based on 'range' perhaps more info on the camera / sample video + still output etc would go down a lot better. - KB ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
Re: [CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams
Ralph Angenendt wrote: > Ned Slider wrote: > >> I'd like to ask if we can make a small exception to that rule for >> webcams, and ask for permission to start a section for webcams known to >> work with CentOS. > > Sure, go ahead, what you wrote sounds reasonable :) > > Cheers, > > Ralph > Thanks. Page created here: http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/HardwareList/Webcams ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
Re: [CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams
Akemi Yagi wrote: > Ralph, is this also from you? No. Ralph pgpXUjzd6a9up.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
Re: [CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 1:20 AM, Ralph Angenendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ned Slider wrote:
>> The hardware list page on the Wiki:
>>
>> http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/HardwareList
>>
>> says:
>>
>> "I'd like to see this page as an entry point for hardware that does not
>> work with CentOS out of the box or only with some effort. I do not see a
>> need for a list which states all working hardware."
>
> That's from me - we don't/didn't have the manpower (and the machines) to
> make a list like that (and I still feel that way).
Ralph, is this also from you?
"Avoid the use of the first person singular ("I", "mine" etc.) in
pages, since it is of little use to the reader, and it looks a tad
unprofessional. If you have to refer to yourself or someone else,
refer to his/her Wiki page with contact information (or just the full
name if that person does not have a page on this Wiki)."
(seen in http://wiki.centos.org/HowToContribute/EditingCentOSWiki )
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Re: [CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams
Ned Slider wrote: > The hardware list page on the Wiki: > > http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/HardwareList > > says: > > "I'd like to see this page as an entry point for hardware that does not > work with CentOS out of the box or only with some effort. I do not see a > need for a list which states all working hardware." That's from me - we don't/didn't have the manpower (and the machines) to make a list like that (and I still feel that way). > I'd like to ask if we can make a small exception to that rule for > webcams, and ask for permission to start a section for webcams known to > work with CentOS. Sure, go ahead, what you wrote sounds reasonable :) Cheers, Ralph pgpfzwY2r9Gp2.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
[CentOS-docs] HardwareList - webcams
Hi List, The hardware list page on the Wiki: http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/HardwareList says: "I'd like to see this page as an entry point for hardware that does not work with CentOS out of the box or only with some effort. I do not see a need for a list which states all working hardware." I'd like to ask if we can make a small exception to that rule for webcams, and ask for permission to start a section for webcams known to work with CentOS. The reason being that when researching the purchase of a webcam for use on CentOS/Skype, I was unable to find any decent resources (specifically referencing CentOS) other than personal recommendations from other users. I still seems as though buying a webcam for use with CentOS is a lottery although things are definitely improving. I'm thinking of a page that details: Webcam make and model CentOS version tested under Driver used, minimal install details (source, RPM etc) Applications tested with Anything else relevant and maybe split into 3 sections for high-end, mid-range and entry-level webcams. For reference (and those searching on google who may find this), I could get things started with the Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000 which works on CentOS5 with the uvc driver (compiled from the latest source tarball), tested with Skype. Karanbir also mentioned on IRC that he'd had success with a Philips SPC 900NC. Thoughts/objections? ___ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
