cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/10904853 > cross-posted from: https://poptalk.scrubbles.tech/post/567593 > > > Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown notice > > > > I'm not really big on "let's make a movement", but this independent dev has been hit with a cease-and-desist from making a FOSS Home Assistant addon for their Haier air conditioners. > > > > Haier claims that they are losing out on millions of dollars due to this plugin which... lets you control their air conditions from home assistant. They haven't bothered to explain _how_ that's possibly worth millions of dollars - they're just claiming it. > > > > So of course they hit the Streisand button and are demanding that he takes it down. He of course is complying... in a couple of days. Maybe you see where this is going. > > > > It would be an absolute shame if any of you just happened to create a fork, or clone the code, or mirror it in your own instance. An absolute shame. > > > > Just so everyone here knows which repositories NOT to clone or fork, here are the two links: > > > > - https://github.com/Andre0512/hon > > - https://github.com/Andre0512/pyhOn > > > > and please, don't repost this anywhere, or share it in other communities, or anything like that. It's a shame that so many people already know and are making clones. I'm just letting you know so you don't do anything like telling others who may make their own copies. > > > > (_sidenote: Haier owns GE Appliance, so for our American folks it may affect you folks too_)