[ubuntu-uk] Stating "Works with Linux" gains extra sales (and respect)

[SuperEngineer]

A short while ago I was in the market for a webcam.  My webcam needs are
modest so I do not need high end models.  High, low or mid-range cameras
a-plenty in store but only one had proudly put on the box "compatible
with Windows 7, Works with Mac & Linux" Elsewhere on the box it even
listed as one of its minimum requirements, "Linux Kernel 2.6".

Sale decided at that point, decided on moral grounds.  Creative Labs
(Irl) Ltd. had made a sale, not based on being the best webcam in the
shop but on being the only webcam in the shop stating Linux
compatibility.

It doesn't boast Linux on the site but a well deserved plug anyway:
http://www.creative.com/mylivecam/products/product.aspx?catID=1&pid=20164

For it's worth, the camera is listed on various Ubuntu hardware / webcam
lists [e.g. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SkypeWebCams/] - it is not at the
top of the lists but the ones at the top did *not* want to acknowledge
the existence of Linux.

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Cheers,
Bill B. [SuperEngineer]

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