webcam won't?

[me-5yx05kfkO/aqeI1yJSURBw at public.gmane.org (Matthew Gillen)]

On 02/05/2010 09:14 PM, Tom Metro wrote:
> R. Luoma wrote:
>> Has anyone on this list successfully used
>> a webcam with linux?
> 
> The built-in web cam on my Acer Aspire 8930G worked with Skype without 
> effort.
> 
> In fact it was so easy to get working that it made me wish there was a 
> hardware switch to turn it off. :-)  (A folded post-it note addresses 
> the video, but not the audio.)
> 
> I like the old Sun video conferencing camera I have that incorporates a 
> mechanical shutter that slides over the lens when you aren't using it.

I've often looked at my quickcam and wondered how hard it would be to get
the thing to turn on without the orange-circle indicator coming on...

Matt