Very cool hardware design, is it open source? On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 11:00 PM, Taehyun Park <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > I'd like to participate in the WD contest, and here's my proposal. > > To give a little bit of my background, I'm the creator of Prota OS ( > http://prota.info/downloads - there's nothing much at this point. Working > on it now), and it's basically a headless operating system for personal > server computers. I thought this would perfectly solve the issues stated in > the contest page. > > Let me explain what Prota OS can do already and what I'm going to build > during this contest. > > What Prota OS can do > 1. Configure WiFi without plugging in keyboard, mouse, monitor, etc. > Prota automatically puts RPi with WiFi dongle into the AP mode, so users > can find Pi in their WiFi SSID list and connect to it. Then, they open up a > web browser to configure Pi's WiFi using Prota's web-based interface. > 2. Install ownCloud with a single click. > Prota provides a service called App Library, from which users can > download and install pre-packaged applications to their Protas. In the > past, I've ported the older versions of ownCloud, so I know it works. > Better yet, Prota automatically recognizes any USB connected storage > devices, so after installing ownCloud, it should just work. > 3. Automate applications > Prota has its own automation engine, sort of similar to IFTTT, but a lot > more powerful as it runs on your own hardware (this means you can utilize > Pi's GPIO and plug in any sensors of your choice). > > What I will build > 1. Port the latest version of ownCloud to the latest version of Prota OS. > 2. Integrate ownCloud to Prota's automation engine. > > Benefits > * "burn image -> configure WiFi -> install ownCloud -> automate" without > mouse, keyboard, monitor. > * Users will be able to create fun and useful automation rules. For > exmaple, > * If someone emails me with attachments, save them to ownCloud. > * If someone downloads from ownCloud, blink LEDs connected to GPIO. > * If there's any motion from the connected USB camera, save the captured > image to ownCloud. > * and the list goes on and on. > > There are a lot more to Prota OS, but I'm going to stop here. The new > version of Prota Os will be released within a few weeks (beta version), so > you are welcome to try it out :) > > Let me know about your thoughts! > Thanks. > > Regards, > Terrence > > > > ------------------------------ > This e-mail, including attachments, is intended for the person(s) or > company named and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged > information. Unauthorized disclosure, copying or use of this information > may be unlawful and is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, > please delete this message and notify the sender immediately. > > > _______________________________________________ > Devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.owncloud.org/mailman/listinfo/devel > > -- Boris Rybalkin [email protected]
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