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=20164
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. -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
