[HLUG] [Fwd: [Shropshire] Recommended Linux software.]

[Julian Robbins]

Mark Broadbent wrote
>>
>> I maybe the odd one out here, but, what...?
>>     

Sorry. When I forwarded the mail from the Shropshire LUG site, it looks 
like the original mail got trimmed when it got to the list. I will cut 
and paste instead below ...

Cheers, Julian

> Just recommending some excellent linux based software - zoneminder -  
> www.zoneminder.com
>
> Sadly it wasn't enough to stop our house being burgled :-(
>
> Running on an old 1Ghz SUSE machine (chained to the desk ;-) ) and 
> with a £22 ebay sourced wireless camera it gave some quite good images 
> of some of the (estimated) 6 people involved. One so good that one 
> person was arrested less than an hour after the video was viewed by 
> the local police!
>
> Apparently, there may be other photos appearing in the Shropshire Star 
> shortly ;-)
>
> Oh, and if anyone gets offered a 'cheap' HP laptop, in a pub, 
> especially with a 'Telford and Wrekin' PAT tested sticker on the PSU, 
> feel free to let me know!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Don 

>> Zoneminder looks extremely impressive from their website, so may be
>> worth a look should you need such a system. Also nice to see an Open
>> Source software of real use, especially for Don!
>>
>> Julian