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[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's clear that the Nabu Casa Inc. people, who also happen to be the Home Assistant project leaders, are focussed on making money over making well engineered software.

It's clear that Paulus created a free home automation product and developed it for 5 years. For free.

In 2018 they started a fund raising system which also helped provide secure remote access for those that don't know how to do it themselves.

I'd say they are focussed on making well engineered software over making money.

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[–] claude_flammang@dju.social 1 points 1 month ago

@Cyber
From time to time you meet people who are the only ones who have understood.

[–] rah@hilariouschaos.com 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I’d say they are focussed on making well engineered software over making money.

I think you must have a different idea of what "well engineered software" means because to me, nothing you've said implies a focus on making well engineered software.

Writing software without remuneration doesn't imply a focus on well engineered software. A person can write software without remuneration with a focus on anything, not necessarily good engineering. For example, one can write software without remuneration with a focus on financial reward in future. Which is exactly what appears to have happened. Working without pay to build a business with the expectation that the business will be profitable in future doesn't imply that the business will be built on good engineering.

Helping secure remote access for those who don't know how to do it themselves doesn't imply a focus on well engineered software. Educating people isn't the same thing as engineering software, let alone engineering software well. Ease of use isn't the same thing as good engineering; one can engineer easy to use software well and one can engineer easy to use software poorly. Nabu Casa Inc. have done the latter.

[–] Cyber@feddit.uk 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

This comment thread is about your opinion on the developers wanting to gain renumeration for their efforts.

Considering their influence on standardising open protocols across the home automation industry rather than proprietary lock-in protocols, then this is a much wider commitment than just software development... attending conferences is not cheap.

[–] rah@hilariouschaos.com -1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

This comment thread is about your opinion on the developers wanting to gain renumeration for their efforts.

No it's about the Home Assistant developers valuing profit over well engineered software.