[CentOS] Motion Detecting Camera

On Feb 3, 2014, at 1:15 PM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
> 
>   1) We run, and have been running for *years*, inexpensive USB cameras
> plugged into rackmount servers
>        running the motion package on CentOS. Every few subreleases, some
> problem crops up in what I
>        *think* is the video driver that comes with CentOS (gspca), and I
> spend a lot of time
>        resolving the problems.
>   2) My manager says he "wants to be out of the business" of this, and
> wants me to look into
>         "surveillance appliance" packages - that is, a DVR w/ say, four
> cameras. They're all in
>         "computer labs", where the lights are on 24x7, so no weather or
> low-light worries. USB
>         or BNC cables are fine, don't need wireless or IP cameras.

So if he "wants to be out of the business", why is he having you spec the solution?  

Call a security company and tell them what you want, and they'll send the bill and they'll be "in the business"... LOL!

Sorry, just thought your boss sounds as silly as mine...

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Nate Duehr
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