Linux 3.0 Kernel to have new Microsoft Kinect driver

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Forgive me, but I fail to see how this is related to 3.0. Everyone creates their own branch but they don't always include everything in a pull request. I don't have a Kinect myself, but even so, wouldn't it be bigger news if Microsoft wrote the driver instead of $randomdev who based it off another $randomdev's work?

Better source: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/testing/ChangeLo... and grep for 6612155a1dce344fb609c9487a879c693150ebb1

This commit is actually included on the 3.0-rc1 changelog, so it's probably a safe bet that it'll make it into the final product.

"The Kinect gspca subdriver just supports the video stream for now..."

Works as only a webcam; no depth data.

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