[Discuss] Issues with blu.org mail

2011-06-12 Thread John Abreau
We're having some issues with the BLU mail server. This message is to check whether the list is working. Sent on Sunday, June 12 at 9:40 AM. -- John Abreau / Executive Director, Boston Linux Unix GnuPG KeyID: 0xD5C7B5D9 / Email: abre...@gmail.com GnuPG FP: 72 FB 39 4F 3C 3B D6 5B E0 C8 5A 6E

[Discuss] Small Form Factor PCs

2011-06-12 Thread Chris O'Connell
I'm looking for a very small form factor computer to install some home automation software on. The software is not very resource intensive. Here are the key requirements for the system: 1. Must be able to power back up without human intervention if power to the unit is lost. 2. Should be

[Discuss] Fwd: Small Form Factor PCs

2011-06-12 Thread Chris O'Connell
-- Forwarded message -- From: Chris O'Connell omegah...@gmail.com Date: Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 11:49 PM Subject: Small Form Factor PCs To: blu discuss@blu.org I'm looking for a very small form factor computer to install some home automation software on. The software is not very

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Small Form Factor PCs

2011-06-12 Thread Mark Woodward
On 06/12/2011 10:31 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Chris O'Connellomegah...@gmail.com Date: Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 11:49 PM Subject: Small Form Factor PCs To: bludiscuss@blu.org If you go the way of the LinuxPCRobot.org, I bought an Intel Dual Core

Re: [Discuss] Small Form Factor PCs

2011-06-12 Thread Scott Ehrlich
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 11:49 PM, Chris O'Connell omegah...@gmail.com wrote: I'm looking for a very small form factor computer to install some home automation software on.  The software is not very resource intensive.  Here are the key requirements for the system: 1.  Must be able to power

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Small Form Factor PCs

2011-06-12 Thread Mark Woodward
On 06/12/2011 10:31 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Chris O'Connellomegah...@gmail.com Date: Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 11:49 PM Subject: Small Form Factor PCs To: bludiscuss@blu.org I'm looking for a very small form factor computer to install some home

Re: [Discuss] Small Form Factor PCs

2011-06-12 Thread Peter Doherty
On Jun 11, 2011, at 23:49 , Chris O'Connell wrote: I'm looking for a very small form factor computer to install some home automation software on. The software is not very resource intensive. Here are the key requirements for the system: 1. Must be able to power back up without human

Re: [Discuss] Relevance of PGP?

2011-06-12 Thread Richard Pieri
On Jun 11, 2011, at 9:14 AM, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: But you can certainly establish all the same external context using S/MIME or PGP alike. The only difference is whether or not you HAVE TO establish external context. You have it backwards. PGP/GPG do not require the use of the external

Re: [Discuss] Relevance of PGP?

2011-06-12 Thread John Abreau
The point I'm trying to make is that automation is similar to simplification. As Albert Einstein used to say, Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler. When you oversimplify something, you essentially destroy a fundamental part of it. The same concept applies to automation.

Re: [Discuss] Fwd: Small Form Factor PCs

2011-06-12 Thread Tom Metro
Mark Woodward wrote: ...unless there is a REALLY specific need, Windows is a very poor platform for this type of application. Yes, considering that if you went with Linux you might be able to get by with a $30 router platform. In fact, there are commercial home automation products that do

Re: [Discuss] Small Form Factor PCs

2011-06-12 Thread Shirley Márquez Dúlcey
On 6/12/2011 3:11 PM, John Abreau wrote: The R10-S4 may be discontinued, but if you search Neweegg for Foxconn atom, you find the R30-D4, which also has an Atom cpu. Presumably this should also be low-power as well. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856119039 This