Re: [misterhouse-users] Feedback and direction on a commercial port ofMisterHouse

[Kieran A. <ka...@op...>]

Since Bruce has indicated his approval, I'll add these thoughts. (Thinking as I
type)...
If you're talking with a hardware manufacturer, I can envision an embedded processor
box with MH being the pgm running on it. (Let your PC do PC things, let this "box"
run MH for you.) Connections for power, the network, serial port(s), ibutton,
telephone (CID, VOX, mgetty, vgetty), sound card, yada-yada-yada. Let the box have
the ability to connect to another PC on the network for storage (TV Programs, music
files, mh_private.ini, $ENV{'mh_parms'}things, etc). user_code directory on my PC so
that if the client wishes to improve his own life, he can write more perl code that
will be included.  Run VNC to interface with it (in a -tk 0 fashion for viewing
activity). http:// to it for interacting.

Kieran

Bruce Winter wrote:

> I was asked off-list what I thought of this, so I thought I'd share.
>
> Bill asked me about this about a month ago.   I told him I had no problems
> with it, in fact I'm quite excited by the possibility.   I think the more
> users and applications of MisterHouse, in whatever form, the more benefit we
> should all get out of it.
>
> I'm in this for the fun of it.  I'm fortunate enough to have a good day job,
> so I don't need an alternate income.  If someone else out there can make
> some money using MisterHouse in some way, that's fine by me.  As long, of
> course, as any software enhancements follow the Open Source rule and are
> made available for free.   If any of you want to do some contract programing
> on this for Bill, thats cool by me.  It would warm my heart if I knew that
> our project helped someone in their career, or at least contributed to
> improving the world's economy a little  :)
>
> Now of course, I can not speak for the other MisterHouse authors.  It could
> well be that some of you have other opinions and would discourage a
> commercial venture.  If so, I would hope we could work through the issues
> without derailing Bill's proposal.
>
> Bruce
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Misterhouse Support forum:
>  I am an avid Misterhouse user, a huge Open Source fan, and admitted
> longtime Misterhouse support mailinglist lurker.
>  I have been working for the last few months on getting a major Home
> Networking products manufacturer to launch a consumer focused Connected Home
> products program available through retail channels.  The Home Networking
> marketplace has been exploding for the last 2 years but has given the
> average home user nothing more than shared Internet access. I have setup
> Misterhouse for many of my friends and they have enjoyed the Internet data
> collection, Intranet management and networked MP3.playback immensely.
>  This manufacturer will be developing pre-packaged engineered kits that will
> offer a single specific Integration feature (e.g. PC Telephony integration,
> PC to TV integration, PC IR control of home stereo) The glue that will
> integrate all of the disparate kits will be a Misterhouse based product.  I
> am very close to getting the manufacturer to fund the needed improvements to
> make Misterhouse a mainstream consumer product.
>
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