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Re: [News] Home Automation Linux Distribution

In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
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 wrote
on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:41:11 +0100
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> __/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Wednesday 19 July 2006 16:00 \__
>
>> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, Roy Schestowitz
>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>  wrote
>> on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 03:20:21 +0100
>> <1163704.Wl6AGcDzYY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>> http://plutohome.com
>>>
>>> It's more of a commercial thing though. You can build it for free though
>>> (download ISO or code from SVN).
>
>
> Oops. Can't say "though" twice.
>
>
>> I'd be happier if the "Quick Start Guide" didn't return
>> 
>> { Invalid section } document
>
>
> Yikes.
>
> http://plutohome.com/support/index.php?section=document&docID=212
>
>
>> :-)
>> 
>> But FTP download at least appears to be functional.
>
>
> So are you going for it? *grin* Bluetooth connectivity to command a robotic
> arm to slide a Linux Live CD into CD-ROM drive and hit "reset"?

I don't have the hardware, though I do have a spare black and white
camera which was originally used for Digi-View, if you remember *that*
from way way back in time Before Windows Took Over(tm).  Don't know
where I'd feed the video, though -- my Personal Animation Recorder is on
the Amiga, not the PC running Linux.  :-)

>
>
>> Definitely a hardware/software mixture, and it looks useful enough,
>> with the right hardware.
>
>
> Commercialised or not, at least the code is out there for those wishing to
> DIY or deploy (redistribute/distribute around several places in the house).

Indeed.  An interesting offering.

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