<html><head></head><body>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. 🤣<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On January 21, 2021 3:49:31 PM EST, Alex Carver via Ale <ale@ale.org> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail">On 2021-01-20 22:32, Michael Potter via Ale wrote:<br><br>The door end is typically an HID reader and relay for the door strike or <br>magnetic latch. Those parts are not that expensive on their own.<br><br>The backend is the harder part for integrating with other systems (if <br>needed).<br><br>There's also the liabilities involved in locking doors electronically. <br>When a commercial entity manages the system, if there's a failure they <br>are the ones to pony up for lawsuits.<br><br>If you're doing it for your home, plenty of options. If you're doing it <br>for a business, you may not want to go there as DIY.<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;">Are there any Linux based door locks for commercial use?<br><br>That is: something that we all seen in large corporations with either fobs<br>or cards to open the doors. But what I am looking for is something<br>homebrew with Linux.<br><br>I am looking for something that is hardwired so I am not dealing with<br>batteries.<br><br>10 doors or so.<br><br>The commercial systems are obscene amounts of money and they want ongoing<br>monthly charges per user.<br></blockquote><hr>Ale mailing list<br>Ale@ale.org<br><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br></pre></blockquote></div><br>-- <br>Computers amplify human error<br>Super computers are really cool</body></html>