Logitech does the Right Thing

x mani x writes "Looks like Logitech has collaborated with Vojtech Pavlik to write linux drivers for all their digital game controllers. All source code and documentation is available. Now I like this company even more ... " Excellent-now if only more companies would get onboard, and recognize the value behind this.

Comments

Open Hardware

[Ray Dassen]

This is good news. Let's hope Logitech will apply for Open Hardware certification for these controllers. Open Hardware is a good initiative that unfortunately hasn't received much attention so far.

what value? This value!

[Rick_T]

Some cow wrote:
>What value?

Logitech sells the hardware. Anytime there's a driver that lets more people *use* your hardware, thet's a good thing. I (obviously) won't buy a Logitech product if it won't work on my system. I might buy that same product if there was a driver for my OS.

Now if the QuickCam folks would see the light...

[Booker]

It's strange - some of the Logitech folks have been active on the Linux USB list, and they seem to be generally helpful for the mice and keyboards... but the video people are still stonewalling. I went ahead and bought a QuickCam VC USB because I *hate* the parallel port kludges, but it's not supported by Linux because Logitech won't share any information without an NDA (as I understand it.)

I have a form that they sent me to "request operating system support." If anyone's interested, mail me (de-spam my address) and I'll send you a copy. Not sure if it'd be binary-only support, or what, but it might be worth a shot.

IMPORTANT IDEA

[FFFish]

Someone--perhaps Slashdot--needs to sponsor a "Thank You" page, from which Linux users can easily send short, positive feedback to those companies who support Linux by releasing specs, developing drivers, open sourcing their old code, and so on.

If this feedback were publicly viewable for a period of time AND an invitation to view the response were sent to other companies, the effect would be multiplied.

Slashdot 'em with love, basically.

Imagine: Logitech releases drivers for their gaming hardware. Cool. A pile of "Thank You" notes collects at their door. The video guys at Logitech are asked to check out the success of their co-workers; and so are the guys at Matrox; and at Toshiba; and at [name a closed-source company here]; and so on.

A couple weeks later, someone other company does something for us. We thank them, and let all their competitors know it. And so on...

It would be a powerful way of getting companies on-side.