From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 3 02:49:18 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCA2316A4CE; Fri, 3 Dec 2004 02:49:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp.vzavenue.net (smtp.vzavenue.net [66.171.59.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F8A043D1F; Fri, 3 Dec 2004 02:49:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jr@opal.com) Received: from linwhf.opal.com (126.79.171.66.subscriber.vzavenue.net [66.171.79.126]) by smtp.vzavenue.net (MOS 3.4.3-CR) with ESMTP id BMG11088; Thu, 2 Dec 2004 21:49:05 -0500 (EST) Received: from linwhf.opal.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by linwhf.opal.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iB32n4A0007179 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 2 Dec 2004 21:49:04 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jr@linwhf.opal.com) Received: (from jr@localhost) by linwhf.opal.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iB32n4kp007178; Thu, 2 Dec 2004 21:49:04 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jr) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 21:49:04 -0500 From: "J.R. Oldroyd" To: Scott Long Message-ID: <20041203024904.GO55358@linwhf.opal.com> References: <41AE3F80.1000506@freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <41AE3F80.1000506@freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Junkmail-Status: score=0/50, host=smtp.vzavenue.net cc: hackers@freebsd.org cc: "current@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: My project wish-list for the next 12 months X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 02:49:18 -0000 How about some form of streamlined video input support? I realize Linux's v4l model doesn't fit too well here, but what they have done there provides support for all sorts of common video devices, and makes them all available to pretty much any program that wants video input. FreeBSD is far behind in this area. -jr On Dec 01, 15:02, Scott Long wrote: > All, > > I know that I said last month that we were going to stop promising > specific features for the next major release. However, I'd like to > throw out a list of things that would be really nice to have in the > future, whether its 6.0 or 7.0 or whatever. Most of these tasks are > not trivial, but I hope that talking about them will encourage some > interest. These are in no particular priority order. I'd also be > thrilled if someone wanted to dress this list up in docbook and add > it to the webpage. While this is just my personal list, I'd welcome > other additions to it (in the sense of significant projects, not just > individual PRs or bug fixes that one might be interested in). >