* true openess that would allow some hope of device vendors contributing integrations
As a former developer of a proprietary home gateway who has studied and implemented many home automation protocols I know too much the mess of the home automation ecosystem. Just walled gardens. And gateway APIs are one way to lock-in users and software developers.
I wonder if that "new commercial sponsor" will not change the balance of independancy.
* independance of any device vendor
* independance of operating system vendor
* independance of cloud vendor (local data)
* true openess that would allow some hope of device vendors contributing integrations
As a former developer of a proprietary home gateway who has studied and implemented many home automation protocols I know too much the mess of the home automation ecosystem. Just walled gardens. And gateway APIs are one way to lock-in users and software developers.
I wonder if that "new commercial sponsor" will not change the balance of independancy.