Re: Recommendations for newbie?

["garygfx" <garygfx@xxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@y..., Stuart Grimshaw <stuart@s...> wrote:
> I have to jump in here and make my obligatory refernce to Linux. 

He-he, there's at least one in every forum! ;-)

> as I usually do that the OS is a lot more stable than most installs
of 
> windows, and a lot more resiliant to being left on 24/7.

I totally agree with you and it makes perfect sense. Trouble is, I 
need the computer to also record video from up to 3 cameras when 
motion is detected. Even if there is software to do this on Linux 
there's not guarantee it will be compatable with whatever digitising 
hardware I end up buying.

> you do your other stuff on, the PC will need rebooting every few 
days (?)

If it wasn't so serious I could almost laugh that I could get burgled 
because bloomin' Windows & Homeseer crashes out! :-(

> I use a product called Misterhouse on mine
It sounds like a really good package but I've never programmed in 
Perl. I can do PHP or ColdFusion. :-)

> http://www.smgsystems.co.uk/ha/
details my system.
That's an interesting site, thanks. I can see you've had fun over the 
last few years. Thanks for your reply. Viva Linux! :-)




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