[TriLUG] Hello all

Fri Jun 16 14:05:30 EDT 2017

Ah... nostalgia.  :)  We had one of those in our office about 9 years ago.
We used it to monitor the status of our continuous builds, it would flap
its wings and say angry things when we broke the build, and make happy
sounds when it was fixed.  We still have some internal documentation about
setup and usage, but I don't know where the actual device ended up so I
can't confirm any of it.  A quick summary seems to indicate that there's a
wireless dongle that comes with it, which presents to the OS as a USB sound
card, which you can drive with ALSA's aplay command.  The additional
physical functionality (flapping the wings, blinking the eyes, etc)
involved binary bit twiddling over what I assume was an exposed USB Serial
interface from that same dongle.

I did some grubbing around in our source control system and I was able to
find ancient copies of Python libraries for interacting with a TuxDroid,
but they depend on an underlying HTTP server written in C, which exported
an API that the Python libraries interacted with.  To my surprise, I can't
seem to find copies of the Python libraries elsewhere online to point you
at, or any copies of the C daemon at all.  The Python libraries are bundled
with GPL licensing, so with a bit of care I can clean it up and publish
those on github if anyone wants a copy of it.  I've asked around to a few
friends about copies of the HTTP->USB shim, and if I can put my hands on a
working stack of code with appropriate licensing, I'll put it up on Github
and link to it from here.

Best of luck,
Aaron S. Joyner

On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 11:27 AM, karl flores via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
wrote:

> good advice probably but like kirk to khan, "it tasks me"
>
> On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 10:56 AM, Peter Neilson via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> > The translation of that web page via Google Translate is pretty good. The
> > story, though, is dismal. "... growing lack of interest ..."
> >
> > "Since Kysoh put the key under the door, I alone finance the domain name
> > and hosting.
> >  I am announcing that I have renewed for the last year (until November
> > 2015).
> >  Not that it is an unreasonable expense, it is mainly because of the
> > growing lack of interest in the community.
> >  Until then, I will ensure as much as possible maintenance tools (site,
> > forum, wiki).
> >  A few months before the fateful date I will make sure to organize the
> > troops if they wish in order to find ways
> >  for accommodation / areas. Otherwise, I will save while waiting for any
> > signs of life of the Tuxdroid'Users"
> >
> > My take on it? Not worth any effort. Do something else.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:26:33 -0400, Scott Chilcote via TriLUG <
> > trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Karl, welcome to the list!
> >>
> >> Based on the wikipedia page for the tux droid, the parent company Kysoh
> >> has closed down.  There is a community website supports it, but it's in
> >> French.  Last updated 2 years ago.  http://www.tuxdroid-community.org
> >> The page has an Archive link, and there appears to be a bunch of stuff
> >> available via FTP.
> >>
> >> Given the number of inexpensive, well supported Linux-based projects
> >> available, it's a tough call.  I see Tux Droids being sold as collectors
> >> items on ebay, etc.  Maybe there's a market for it...
> >>
> >>    Scott C.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 06/16/2017 09:30 AM, karl flores via TriLUG wrote:
> >>
> >>> I am a noobi to the area as well as raspberry pi world. I look forward
> to
> >>> attending more meetup. The ham radio lecture was quite fun. I am
> looking
> >>> for software. I was given a Tux Droid a few years back but never set it
> >>> up.
> >>> In my new gig here in Raleigh, I am working with Boys & Girls Clubs
> >>> teaching scratch coding. By the way I could use some Gurus to join in
> the
> >>> fun. Does anyone out there have the software for the Tux Droid. I
> cannot
> >>> find any resource online. It was given to me when I attend SoCal Linux
> >>> event.
> >>>
> >>> thanks,
> >>>
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