Re: [Debconf-discuss] Anybody in for a BoF "Renewable Energy"?
+++ W. Martin Borgert [2009-05-11 16:41 +0200]:
> Hi,
>
> I wonder, whether there are other DebConf participants working in
> the field of renewable energy? Maybe you interested in a meeting?
> This can be a BoF or an informal tereré (cold mate) drinking.
>
> Feel free to contact me privately or answer on the list.
I've done some work on a Debian based solar/home controller, and am
very interested in this subject (especially in the UI area and better
control software). I know nothing about UIs, and the software I've
found so far (DIYZoning and Mango) are both java based which makes
them very hard to build for arm (I have failed so far)). I've got a
pretty good idea what's needed but no skills in writing GUI-stuff, so
I'm actually rather stalled on that: You can only find out how the
water is by looking on the internet - the display on the box has
remained resolutely dark all year...
Some vague controller description:
http://wookware.org/solar/
FOSDEM talk on subject:
http://wookware.org/talks/hotwaterballoon-Fosdem2009.pdf
How hot my water is:
http://aleph1.co.uk/munin/wookware.org/control.wookware.org.html#Solar
(hmm, 90C for much of today :-)
So yes, count me in. If there is wider interest I can give the above
talk or a more Debian-oriented version of it. (I didn't propose it as
it's a bit tangential to Debian really).
Wookey
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