WSJ - Article on Linux netbooks

[Anne Wilson]

On Monday 01 June 2009 19:56:20 Bill Davidsen wrote:
> > Not always easy.  I printed out the whole list of known-to-work webcams, 
and 
> > couldn't find one of them in the store.  No box ever tells you what 
chipset 
> > is being used.  In the end I bought a cheap own-brand webcam.  To my 
surprise 
> > it worked with the gspca driver!
> > 
> Then you have to find application software to use the camera. I have been 
using 
> xawtv to record off the webcam, but it needs a font from some unavailable 
> package. I loaded all the fonts which are on my FC10 partition to FC11, and 
no 
> go. I really want a cli application, but that's another issue, I'm back to 
FC10 
> for now.
> 
I haven't used the webcam for some time.  When I have time to spare I'll 
investigate it again, but since I have no actual use for it, it will have to 
wait.  All I can say is that once I had the gspca driver installed I could 
use it.  IIRC xawtv had stopped working by then.  I believe I used camstream 
in its place.  Amsn was perfect for keeping in touch with the grandchildren.

Anne
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