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The little smart home platform that could (www.theverge.com)
submitted 6 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Home Assistant is now part of the Open Home Foundation, a non-profit aiming to fight against surveillance capitalism and offer privacy, choice, and sustainability.
  • The foundation will own and govern all Home Assistant entities, including the cloud, and has plans for new hardware and AI integration.
  • Home Assistant aims to become a mainstream smart home option with a focus on privacy and user control, while also expanding partnerships and certifications.
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[–] jimerson@lemmy.world 65 points 6 months ago (16 children)

I took it to mean they're going to put it in prettier packaging, simplifying its use for the average Joe.

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 months ago (8 children)

I'm totally cool with that. Even as a more technically-minded user, I see a lot of things that could be way more streamlined.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Yeah I’m not using it yet, partly because I’m not at the home server level of Linux competency, but I do want to move towards it at some point

[–] jimerson@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If you want the awesomeness of self-hosting with somewhat less drama, give unraid a look-see! Although if you are looking to just host HA and not have a full media center and other stuff, it could be overkill.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

My attempts at self hosting have been mostly an attempt to set up jellyfin, *arr, and foundryvtt on an old computer at which point I realized I don’t really understand terminal or networks. I’m getting a bit more comfortable with my terminal in my desktop, but I’m going at a reasonable pace nowadays. I don’t have a ton of time or money to sink into it

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