Re: REQUEST : Some help to write a new driver for LEAP motion device

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On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 09:41:47PM +0100, LECOQ Vincent wrote:
> On 03/11/2013 04:24 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> >On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 07:52:55PM +0100, LECOQ Vincent wrote:
> >>Hello Dears,
> >>
> >>I have near me 2 piece of the Leap Motion device released as
> >>developpers release kits. (http://www.leapmotion.com/)
> >>The constructor give me only drivers for Microsoft ans Apple
> >>environements, and of course closed source.
> >>I ve have install a virtualbox with an windows environement and
> >>initialize the device, play some minute with.
> >>
> >>During this time I ve record the usbmon output that You can found
> >>here : http://oktail.org/download/dump_usb
> >><http://oktail.org/download/dump_usb>
> >>
> >>Somebody can help me to understand this trace and start the linux driver ?
> >Why not try asking the company if they will provide the specs for how to
> >talk to the device, so that we can make a USB driver for Linux in a much
> >easier manner?
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >greg k-h
> The manufacturer have planed to release a linux drivers too in some
> week, but surely in closed source only.

Why do you think this?  USB Linux drivers can not be closed source.  If
they are planning on releasing Linux drivers, great, all should be fine.

> I preffer to have an open source.
> I have already manage this kind of technology for human detections
> before, i just need to understand the initialization of the device
> to do the nexts steps (driver, userland library and API).

"just" can be an understatement :)

Good luck,

greg k-h
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