R: Re: R: [GSOC] Home automation

[LucaTringali]

>Well, I don’t think so ;) Did you have a look at the web-page of the system? 
>Home automation is much more than a media center.

Sure, but the interface could be put everywhere. Even if the real job is done 
by another
application (a backend may I say) the graphical interface can be done using a 
plasmoid,
and this one could be put into the mediacenter shell, like actually works for 
choosing the
file to view in PMC, or its welcome screen.
Media Center could be a very easy interface between the user and the home 
automation
system: it's not the system itself, just a frontend.
And, anyway, if you have to choose a computer to install the home automation 
system, would
you choose a laptop, or a mediacenter that, for it's nature, is 24 hours on 24 
present and 
operative in your house?

Luca Tringali


>----Messaggio originale----
>Da: julian at svg4all.de
>Data: 19/02/2011 20.35
>A: "LucaTringali"<TRINGALINVENT at libero.it>, <plasma-devel at kde.org>
>Ogg: Re: R: [GSOC] Home automation
>
>hi,
>
>Am Samstag, 19. Februar 2011, 20:11:21 schrieb LucaTringali:
>> It would be perfect, in particular talking about Plasma Media Center.
>> The mediacenter, infact, will be the "head" of the home automation in the
>> next future.
>
>Well, I don’t think so ;) Did you have a look at the web-page of the system? 
>Home automation is much more than a media center. It’s about managing a 
home, 
>with many rooms. A media center is most likely not distributed over all 
rooms. 
>I wouldn’t consider it a 'must have' feature to switch the music your 
children 
>are listening to in the next room and stuff like that ;)
>
>That said, I agree, that the media center should be a part of a home 
>automation system, but it’s not the most important one.
>
>bye then
>julian
>