On Wed, 2009-06-17 at 09:43 +0200, Hans Verkuil wrote: > > I personally think that loosing support for the parallel port > > version is ok given that the parallel port itslef is rapidly > > disappearing, what do you think ? > > I agree wholeheartedly. If we remove pp support, then we can also remove > the bw-qcam and c-qcam drivers since they too use the parallel port. Maybe I just like keeping old hardware up and running, but... I think it may be better to remove camera drivers when a majority of the actual camera hardware is likely to reach EOL, as existing parallel ports will likely outlive the cameras. My PC I got in Dec 2005 has a parellel port, as does the motherboard I purchased 2008. I have a 802.11g router (ASUS WL-500g) with a parallel port. It works nicely as a remote print server. From my perspective, that parallel port isn't going away anytime soon. <irrelevant aside> At least the custom firmware for the WL-500g ( http://oleg.wl500g.info/ ) has the ability to use webcams for snapping pictures and emailing away a notification. I'm pretty sure PP webcams are not actually supported though. The wireless router surveillance case is probably not relevant though, as routers are usually using (very) old kernels. </irrelevant aside> -Andy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
