Re: [Spca50x-devs] Spca5xx driver need to change for July :) USPCA-V2, GWLD1 why not SPWCA that is the Question ?

[michel Xhaard <mxhaard@xxxxxxxx>]

Le Dimanche 23 Avril 2006 22:16, Ulisses Penna a écrit :
> Hi all,
>
> Follows my 3 cents:
>
> USPWCA - Universal Software Plugable (?) for Web
> Camera Adaptor
> MxSWCA - Maximum Software for Web Camera Adaptor
> (reminds MXhaard  ;))
> SPWCA - Software Pack for Web Camera Adaptor
>
>    The key here is to find a meaning for the "P"
> letter ... and, I think, introducing a "W" for the Web
> word.
>
> Regards.

Ulisses,
happy to hear you, i like SPWCA  :)
Software Package for Web Camera Adaptator
That mean we can set others packages like, why not a userspace driver,
of course we loss Universal but i agree, as nothing seem Universal :)
> --- michel Xhaard <mxhaard@xxxxxxxx> escreveu:
> > Le Samedi 22 Avril 2006 23:38, Joel Crisp a écrit :
> > > Hi all
> > >
> > > I like your suggestion for the name. It's the
> >
> > trend now in world politics
> >
> > > to invent the acronym first then fit the name to
> >
> > it ;-)
> > Well maybe because i have stay in some politics
> > place for long years :)
> >
> > > I was thinking more about the other projects to
> >
> > support webcams. I like the
> >
> > > idea of being able to add/remove chipsets, I just
> >
> > think we should look at
> >
> > > any other drivers which are available for webcams
> >
> > under linux and start to
> >
> > > converge. This is particularly true if you are
> >
> > developing a common
> >
> > > interface for disparate chipsets, the more webcam
> >
> > support projects which
> >
> > > are involved in that the better chance of it
> >
> > becoming a complete and common
> >
> > > solution.
> >
> > The idea is cool, but with some restrictions, I like
> > free software because it
> > is free :) what about a free world with only a
> > single answer ?
> > Until now Kernel people reject the idea to used
> > kernel space for decompression
> > colors space decoding and so on. As i am a free man,
> > i want to used kernel
> > space for my needed and no-one should constrain me
> > with rule i did not agree.
> > My Linux box is set for Video, and the" Moore" law
> > allow me to expect good
> > performance  :)  Did you think my Dual core Athlon
> > 3800+ suffer for doing
> > some bytes arrangements, look like a "prehistoric"
> > debat :)
> >  Seem USPCA-V2 is a good choice is there others
> > comments ?
> >
> > > Cydergoth
> > >
> > > michel Xhaard wrote:
> > > > Le Samedi 22 Avril 2006 17:35, Joel Crisp a
> >
> > écrit :
> > > >> Obviously, I would like to keep the SPCA name
> >
> > as that was the original
> >
> > > >> camera chip series I wrote the driver for ;-),
> >
> > but that would really
> >
> > > >> deprecate some of Michel's excellent work
> >
> > supporting the other models of
> >
> > > >> camera.
> > > >
> > > > I have some attachement to the SPCA story to :)
> >
> > and should preffer to
> >
> > > > keep the name nearest, something like :
> > > >  Universal Software Peripherical Camera
> >
> > Adaptator :) of course we can add
> >
> > > > V2 USPCA-V2 :)
> > > >
> > > >> How many other webcam driver packages out
> >
> > there? Should we be
> >
> > > >> considering a merge into or from the other
> >
> > drivers? As this package
> >
> > > >> supports more and different chipsets, it makes
> >
> > less sense to have
> >
> > > >> separate packages for other types of camera.
> > > >
> > > > Don't know the future, but the next branch is
> >
> > set in a way that each
> >
> > > > chipset have a single interface to the core
> >
> > driver. That way it seem
> >
> > > > possible to add or remove chipset at compilation
> >
> > times.
> >
> > > >> I also like Gerard's solution of suffix with a
> >
> > number, but I think that
> >
> > > >> would be better done as part of the version
> >
> > number of the package.
> >
> > > >> Cydergoth
> > > >>
> > > >> gerard klaver wrote:
> > > >>> On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 23:37 +0200, michel
> >
> > Xhaard wrote:
> > > >>>> Hi all,
> > > >>>> We are at a corner. In july the v4l1 is dead
> >
> > and v4l2 should be set.
> >
> > > >>>> Spca5xx work for kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x until
> >
> > now. For July i have to
> >
> > > >>>> change only 2.6.x kernel should be supported
> >
> > with v4l2. After some
> >
> > > >>>> discussion the decision is to provided in
> >
> > June the spca5xx-final with
> >
> > > >>>> both kernel and start a new branch. Some
> >
> > people suggest i changed the
> >
> > > >>>> spca5xx name. For the story i would like to
> >
> > follow the spca road :)
> >
> > > >>>> but ofcourse our module have nothing todo
> >
> > with Sunplus despite his
> >
> > > >>>> name . So if you have some idea post to the
> >
> > list :)
> >
> > > >>>> I suggest GLWD -> Generic Linux Webcams
> >
> > Driver
> >
> > > >>>> Bests regards
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Sounds good, maybe adding a 1 completes the
> >
> > new name (GLWD1)?
> >
> > > >>> So for the future other packages (or when
> >
> > package needs to be split)
> >
> > > >>> can have GLWD2.
> >
> > --
> > Michel Xhaard
> > http://mxhaard.free.fr
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