18 Jun
2014
18 Jun
'14
3:42 a.m.
TLDR: I am running out of time to buy a webcam for use with Skype on
Debian, can anyone suggest a brand or model that is known to work?
I'm asking for tips because I am on a tight timeline and the task is 5
hours drive away at a relative's house, where I'm going to install
Debian 7.
They have requested Skype, I've not used it nor even webcams before.
I went to the local computer shop and plugged in a webcam and saw
0c45:62c0 in dmesg.
But checking at home the Debian IRC bot "judd" says "Unknown device
from unknown vendor".
So I'm looking for tips to at least purchase something that will work.
(I'm at work now so I cannot test anything.)
Thanks for any assistance
David
18 Jun
18 Jun
4:28 a.m.
On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:42:05 +1000
David <bouncingcats(a)gmail.com> wrote:
TLDR: I am running out of time to buy a webcam for use
with Skype on
Debian, can anyone suggest a brand or model that is known to work?
I'm asking for tips because I am on a tight timeline and the task is 5
hours drive away at a relative's house, where I'm going to install
Debian 7.
They have requested Skype, I've not used it nor even webcams before.
I went to the local computer shop and plugged in a webcam and saw
0c45:62c0 in dmesg.
But checking at home the Debian IRC bot "judd" says "Unknown device
from unknown vendor".
So I'm looking for tips to at least purchase something that will work.
(I'm at work now so I cannot test anything.)
Thanks for any assistance
David
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I've used skype with Mandriva, Rosa and OpenSuse. I have since moved
on to Google Groups for video conferencing -- Doesn't meet your
requirements, but my 2c.
I have used a couple of different Logitechs (UVC compatible, but cannot
remember serial numbers ~ cheapish but not cheapest) without problem.
There is a skype list for ubuntu here
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SkypeWebCams
which may help.
HTH
Hugh
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4:42 a.m.
On 18 June 2014 14:28, h <hdixon(a)bigpond.net.au> wrote:
On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:42:05 +1000
David <bouncingcats(a)gmail.com> wrote:
That list looks like a great help, thanks for it and your comments!
TLDR: I am running out of time to buy a webcam
for use with Skype on
Debian, can anyone suggest a brand or model that is known to work?
I'm asking for tips because I am on a tight timeline and the task is 5
hours drive away at a relative's house, where I'm going to install
Debian 7.
They have requested Skype, I've not used it nor even webcams before.
I went to the local computer shop and plugged in a webcam and saw
0c45:62c0 in dmesg.
But checking at home the Debian IRC bot "judd" says "Unknown device
from unknown vendor".
So I'm looking for tips to at least purchase something that will work.
(I'm at work now so I cannot test anything.)
I've used skype with Mandriva, Rosa and OpenSuse. I have since moved
on to Google Groups for video conferencing -- Doesn't meet your
requirements, but my 2c.
I have used a couple of different Logitechs (UVC compatible, but cannot
remember serial numbers ~ cheapish but not cheapest) without problem.
There is a skype list for ubuntu here
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SkypeWebCams
which may help. 
22 Jun
22 Jun
7:49 a.m.
New subject: Video conferencing (was Re: Webcam Brand/Model Suggestions)
h <hdixon(a)bigpond.net.au> wrote:
I've used skype with Mandriva, Rosa and OpenSuse.
I have since moved
on to Google Groups for video conferencing -- Doesn't meet your
requirements, but my 2c.
Interestingly, whereas Google has been promoting WebRTC in the W3C and the
IETF, that other large social network, Facebook, opted for a deal with Skype.
http://blogs.skype.com/2011/07/07/under-the-hood-facebook-video/
I'm sure that will keep Skype relevant as a consumer-oriented service for
quite a while - it's a strategically beneficial move. As I recall,
Skype/Microsoft then proposed its own alternative to Google's protocol and API
in negotiating the WebRTC standard.
Meanwhile, Apple has its own voice and video communication protocol. SIP is
also widely used, at least for voice.
It seems we're still a long way from interoperability in this space. I suppose
the situation isn't disastrous for Linux, since at least currently, all of
these solutions (not sure about the Facebook/Skype plug-in, though) are
supported.
9:55 a.m.
New subject: Video conferencing (was Re: Webcam Brand/Model Suggestions)
On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 17:49:24 +1000
Jason White <jason(a)jasonjgw.net> wrote:
h <hdixon(a)bigpond.net.au> wrote:
mmmmm, "supported" is the interesting phrase here. One of the reasons
I moved on from skype (as a stand alone app) was difficulty in getting
a build which would run. The linux version was generally a couple of
releases behind, and would take me significant time to get running.
I am generally communicating with windows users, so Apple is well
beyond my exposure.
H
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I've used skype with Mandriva, Rosa and
OpenSuse. I have since
moved on to Google Groups for video conferencing -- Doesn't meet
your requirements, but my 2c.
Interestingly, whereas Google has been promoting WebRTC in the W3C
and the IETF, that other large social network, Facebook, opted for a
deal with Skype.
http://blogs.skype.com/2011/07/07/under-the-hood-facebook-video/
I'm sure that will keep Skype relevant as a consumer-oriented service
for quite a while - it's a strategically beneficial move. As I recall,
Skype/Microsoft then proposed its own alternative to Google's
protocol and API in negotiating the WebRTC standard.
Meanwhile, Apple has its own voice and video communication protocol.
SIP is also widely used, at least for voice.
It seems we're still a long way from interoperability in this space.
I suppose the situation isn't disastrous for Linux, since at least
currently, all of these solutions (not sure about the Facebook/Skype
plug-in, though) are supported.
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27 Jun
27 Jun
12:24 a.m.
New subject: Video conferencing (was Re: Webcam Brand/Model Suggestions)
On Sun, 22 Jun 2014 05:49:24 PM Jason White wrote:
Interestingly, whereas Google has been promoting
WebRTC in the W3C
Mozilla is experimenting with WebRTC native support in the browser:
https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2014/05/29/experimenting-with-webrt…
cheers,
Chris
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