February: Mobile Linux and home automation

Date

7pm, Wednesday, 11 February 2025

Topic 1/2: Linux on the Go

Speaker: Camden Bruce

From the far-flung lands of Hawkes Bay, PINE64 community manager Camden Bruce will visit to speak to us about Linux working on phones…and how much easier it has become with both libhybris and mainline Linux. He’ll demonstrate using Linux on a PinePhone Pro and a Pixel 3A, including a breakdown of the history and hard work that got the community this far. If we’re lucky, we might get a quick recap of his attendance at FOSDEM 2026.

Topic 2/2: A Passage Lamp With Home Assistant

Speaker: Stephen Worthington

Stephen will apply Home Assistant to put together a small lamp, a smart socket, PIR detectors, and a luminance sensor to provide an automated lamp that comes on as one walks by.

Venue

Milson Community Centre

Cost

$2 gold coin donation

Coffee and biscuits will be provided, but please feel free to bring along your own snacks and drinks.

Agenda

  • 7:00pm: Welcome (Nick Skarott)
  • 7:10pm: Topic 1/2: Linux on the Go (Camden Bruce)
  • 7:55pm: Tea and coffee break
  • 8:05pm: General business (Nick Skarott)
  • 8:10pm: Topic 2/2: A Passage Lamp With Home Assistant (Stephen Worthington)
  • 9:00pm: Doors close

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