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Linux services without mains power
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| The system runs Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. I wanted to run an apt-based distribution
| and the long term support options are relevant to clients, so felt I should
| run the same as I would install on other sites, though running Debian would
| have been just as valid. I ran Gentoo for a while, whose optimisations are
| great for this type of application, but you really need to be a full time
| sysadmin to achieve the same consistency as with a non-source-based
| distribution. Arch Linux is also tempting (I run that on my Asus eeepc with
| XFCE 4.6) but a little too leading edge for this server requirement, for my
| taste.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=4335
"The government is not trying to destroy Microsoft, it’s simply seeking to
compel Microsoft to obey the law. It’s quite revealing that Mr. Gates equates
the two."
--Government official
Recent:
Home Automation the Nokia Way
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| Nokia has opened a home automation project based around a Linux platform.
| They say you will be able to control your home from a browser or tablet or a
| cellphone. Direct to the project page.
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http://technocrat.net/d/2008/11/29/54957
Home automation in GNU/Linux
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| Home Automation is anything that your home does for you automatically to make
| living there more enjoyable or productive. It covers many areas, including
| remote and timed control of lights and electrical home appliances,
| distributed media services, and communication. Over the last 10 years, many
| hardware manufacturers have presented their own proprietary solutions to
| these problems. Unbeknownst to them, a groundswell of developers from around
| the world has been providing similar solutions to the free and open source
| community.
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| In this introductory article, I will carry out a high-level review of a
| number of these projects to see what is already available.
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/home_automation_in_linux
Related:
Automation device maker taps commercial embedded Linux
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| Wind River has announced another design win for its Linux distribution
| targeting consumer electronics devices. AMX, which sells high-end industrial
| and home automation systems used in the White House's War Room and elsewhere,
| will switch its "Modero" touchpanels to Platform for Consumer Devices, Linux
| Edition (PCD-LE).
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS2980244169.html
Glaucus Linux Powered Automation Appliance
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| "Glaucus is a computer configured specifically for the described
| automation tasks. Because it is not used as a general-purpose
| computer it is immune to problems like your children using
| software that interferes with the critical operations or even
| causes the computer to crash It uses the ultra-reliable Linux
| operating system. It has no monitor, keyboard or mouse. All
| interaction with it is through a browser interface..."
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http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1539
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