Re: [Debconf-discuss] Anybody in for a BoF "Renewable Energy"?
Wookey wrote:
> +++ 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
Hello Wookey.
I didn't know about your project but I have read it and I find it
_really_ interesting.
If you want, we can work together about that GUI-stuff :)
--
Regards, Pablo.
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