hon | 98 Stars | 23 Forks
pyhOn | 17 Stars | 5 Forks
- Haier wrote the takedown mail
- Replied that I take it down in the next days
- Updated the README of Andre0512/pyhOn and Andre0512/hon
- Created a new release with takedown info, so people know why it was removed
- Posted the info to the community board
- Talked to some friends that convinced me to not give up
- Asked on the home assistant discord to how to handle this, got the info on discord that my integration does not violate the law
- Extreme79 created an the issue #147 to disscuss how to help
- People started to fork, copying the code to other hosting platforms and save it offline
- Talked to my law insurance and after a talk with a general lawyer I have been given permission to consult a lawyer of my choice
hon | 100 Stars | 32 Forks
pyhOn | 18 Stars | 13 Forks
- People in #147 started to write their opinion to Haier on all available channels (X, mails, support form, reviews, ...)
- u/Waluicel created a post on r/homeassistant that got 400+ comments
- People started to contact journalists and organizations to help
- Had a call with an IT lawyer who pointed out many of the risks I was exposing myself to despite having insurance
hon | 111 Stars | 73 Forks
pyhOn | 20 Stars | 42 Forks
- hectorzin created a first YouTube video
hon | 122 Stars | 103 Forks
pyhOn | 23 Stars | 64 Forks
- Louis Rossmann created a video and calls for "not" forking
- Forks and stars of the repos started to blow up
- BleepingComputer published an article about the topic
- Home Assistant team got in touch with me
- Wrote Haier another mail and tried to get some clarification and reach some agreement
- l00ps pointed out who's the opponent (Haier CEO has a crazy history xD)
- Forms like Reddit, Hacker News, HA Community, linux.org.ru, Hubitat, femboys started to discuss the topic
hon | 321 Stars | 711 Forks
pyhOn | 121 Stars | 552 Forks
- Tech sites in many countries started to report about it eg Hackaday, Tweakers, ilSoftware, ipFail, Scurt Pe Doi, iGeneration, Smarthome Assistent and Caschys Blog
- The Wikipedia articles of Haier and List of Streisand effect examples gets updated
- LauLaman started a petition in the Netherlands to force manufactories to provide local APIs and forcing them to opensource firmware as soon as they stop supporting devices
- Linus Tech Tips talked about it in his WAN Show
- Haier US answered on X that they have nothing to do with it and support open IOT platforms
- Haier Europe created a blog post and said they are committed to enhancing the smart home scenarios in line with authorized usages and intellectual property rights of Haier Europe.
hon | 562 Stars | 1555 Forks
pyhOn | 228 Stars | 1199 Forks
- Got an answer from Head of Brand & IOT Haier Europe, he proposed scheduling a call involving our IOT Technology department to address the issue comprehensively and respond to any questions both parties may have.
hon | 779 Stars | 1948 Forks
pyhOn | 315 Stars | 1477 Forks
- Hackaday, Caschys Blog and Tweakers posted a follow up article about Haier eases off on legal threat and seeking a dialogue
- The Register and heise online reported about the story
- Everything Smart Home and Un loco y su tecnología uploaded good summaries on YouTube
- Hackaday discussed the topic in their podcast
hon | 1038 Stars | 2436 Forks
pyhOn | 409 Stars | 1790 Forks
- Call with Haier and Paulus Schoutsen (Founder of Home Assistant) to discuss things with the result to work together
- Released v0.12.0 with 60 seconds polling
- Haier replies to the complaint email of AtomicFS and others
