Meetings

Main Topic: Build an Open Source Home Entertainment Network with Myth TV
Speaker: Clay Claiborne

Clay Claiborne recently had his "Linux Beach Media Center" named the "Ultimate Linux MultiMedia System" by Linux Journal. This system, which has been describe as "Tivo on Steroids" not only allows you watch, pause and record live TV including HDTV. It also rips DVDs and CDs and stores them on the hard drive, displays on your big screen TV, outputs eight channel sound or digital audio to your surround sound system, integrates Internet and home media, and utilizes a free on-line program guide. Of course it runs on Linux and the software that runs it, including MythTV is free. Clay will be demonstrating this system and giving members a general update on developments in the Linux world.

Clay Claiborne (cjc@Cosmoseng.com) is CEO of Linux hardware integrator Cosmos Engineering Company. He has worked in the computer industry off and on for 30 years, and has been a Linux enthusiast since 1995. In 1996 Clay developed the concept of selling Linux pre-installed on a hard drive and produced Linux On A Disk. He founded Linux Users, Los Angeles and was its president for eight years. Clay currently resides in Venice, CA.