The description is a bit nebulous and I am left with a bunch of questions. > a camera stack that is open-source-friendly while still protecting vendor core IP

The description is a bit nebulous and I am left with a bunch of questions. > a camera stack that is open-source-friendly while still protecting vendor core IP What is a "camera stack"? A software library (perhaps with some binary modules)? Or does it extend to hardware as well? Like some sort of spec "here's what each IO PIN number should do". Also, what type of cameras are we talking about? Is this for built-in cameras on embedded devices (such as phones or laptops)? Is this for people connecting their reflex camera through USB in order to download their high quality pictures? For all of them?