Talking to Logitech on the phone regarding webcam support for linux

[Dotan Cohen]

On 09/02/07, David Boles <dgboles at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm paying for the hardware. I will pay for hardware that works with
> > my operating system. You know what? I'm not proud: I'd pay for Fedora.
> > I use Fedora because I find it to be an excellent operating system,
> > not because it's free.
> >
> > Dotan Cohen
>
>
> What i was trying to impress on you is that you are ONE person that paid
> $30.00+ or - and there are BILLIONS of Windows users that just might pay
> #30.00+ or -. So if it was your company trying to sell Webcams and your
> company paying for drivers development where would YOU spend the money? On
> ONE person who bought ONE Webcam, okay say one hundred people or one
> thousand people?, or on the rest of the world that might buy your Webcam.
> Not really much of a decision to make here. Is it?

That's the reason that I called them. If we want them to produce
drivers for linux we must show that we exist. They have no idea how
many linux users are out there- nobody does. Get vocal and make
yourselves noticed.

> I'm sorry that you are so upset about this. I think I would have spent more
> time looking before I bought and then either accepted the results or tried
> to fix the problem. Bitching (sorry folks) don't fix nothin'.

No, bitching won't help. But complaining in an organized fashion to
the developers will.

Dotan Cohen

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