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

[jason <ja...@sh...>]

I install MH boxes in and around the Milwaukee, WI area and obviously 
support it.   Send me an email and ill provide the contact info. ;)

BTW: Did anyone see the Mike Mozer "automation house" on CNN a couple of 
days ago.

-J


On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, bru...@sb... wrote:

> I have been real close several times in the last year.  However, 
> nothing concrete.  I think Open Source scares alot of my contacts at 
> the Home Networking & Consmer Electronics accessory manufacturers. 
> The sticking point always comes down to customer support.
> 
> 
> Bill
> 
> --- In mis...@ya..., Shane Harrison 
> <shane.harrison@p...> wrote:
> > Did this ever go any where - are you still around William ?
> >  
> > Shane
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: misterhouse-users-admin@l...
> > [mailto:misterhouse-users-admin@l...] On Behalf Of
> > WILLIAM BRUGGEMEIER
> > Sent: Saturday, 2 November 2002 5:32 p.m.
> > To: misterhouse-users@l...
> > Subject: [misterhouse-users] Feedback and direction on a commercial 
> port
> > of MisterHouse
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> >  The Initial step will be to focus on making Misterhouse easier to 
> use
> > from a UI standpoint:
> > 
> > 7        Formalized directory structure
> > 
> > 7        Easier setup
> > 
> > 7        Wizards
> > 
> > 7        Intranet templates (Skins)
> > 
> > Added features to the program will be (from other Open Source
> > Initiatives)
> > 
> > *	A complete web based workgroup feature 
> > 
> > 
> > *	Enhanced contact and schedule importing (Outlook, Act, Windows
> > Address book) 
> > 
> > *	A complete full featured email server with web mail client 
> > 
> > *	Strong network management and remote diagnostics features 
> > 
> > 
> > *	Adding Tight VNC, NetSNMP, and other Open Source Initiatives 
> > 
> > *	Security enhancements 
> > 
> > *	A Time Server with auto setup of clients 
> > 
> > *	Some commercial programs might be added but will only improve
> > already available features (e.g. adding the AT&T voice package) 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > The base package described above will ship with all the 
> manufacturers
> > routers (around 3,000 new Misterhouse users a month).
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I am announcing this a little early (the deal could still fall 
> through)
> > because, I want to leverage the immense talent of the Misterhouse 
> user
> > community.  I need your help and direction.-+*
> > 
> > *	How should this effort move forward? 
> > 
> > *	Should it be a separate Open Source Initiative? 
> > 
> > 
> > *	If Yes, how does the code base stay in synch? 
> > 
> > *	Would anyone be interested in programming these changes above?
> > (paid of course) 
> > 
> > *	Most of the features listed above were culled from user 
> requests
> > posted on the mailing list, however, are there other feature 
> requests?
> > (keep it simple no ai requests just yet :-) 
> > 
> > *	With commercial sponsorship could come better support options
> > What would you like to see? (Have you seen the HomeSeer message 
> board?) 
> > 
> > *	The software portion of the project will be driven by your
> > feedback to the above questions, however, your input on stable 
> retail
> > available hardware would be priceless, who is interested in joining 
> a
> > hardware/software beta group? 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Regards:
> > 
> > Bill
> > 
> > William Bruggemeier
> > 
> > bruggemeier@s...
> > 
> > (707) 248-0032 - fax
> 
> 
> 
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