[ale] Linux based door locks

[Jim Kinney]

I want a door that sounds like HAL and tells the person knocking on the door "I'm sorry Dave...." as the camera live streams their expression. 🤣

On January 21, 2021 3:49:31 PM EST, Alex Carver via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>On 2021-01-20 22:32, Michael Potter via Ale wrote:
>
>The door end is typically an HID reader and relay for the door strike
>or 
>magnetic latch.  Those parts are not that expensive on their own.
>
>The backend is the harder part for integrating with other systems (if 
>needed).
>
>There's also the liabilities involved in locking doors electronically. 
>When a commercial entity manages the system, if there's a failure they 
>are the ones to pony up for lawsuits.
>
>If you're doing it for your home, plenty of options.  If you're doing
>it 
>for a business, you may not want to go there as DIY.
>
>> Are there any Linux based door locks for commercial use?
>> 
>> That is: something that we all seen in large corporations with either
>fobs
>> or cards to open the doors.  But what I am looking for is something
>> homebrew with Linux.
>> 
>> I am looking for something that is hardwired so I am not dealing with
>> batteries.
>> 
>> 10 doors or so.
>> 
>> The commercial systems are obscene amounts of money and they want
>ongoing
>> monthly charges per user.
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