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Are you working on making this a reality? Or do you know of people who are, that you can share with us? Because complaining about, or refusing to buy, Amazon's
by bgun 9y ago
Are you working on making this a reality? Or do you know of people who are, that you can share with us?
Because complaining about, or refusing to buy, Amazon's or Google's offering, is not furthering your desired outcome. The only way to beat them is to actually make what you describe more useful and user-friendly than what they are offering.
- TaylorAlexander 9y agoIf parent’s desired outcome is to not own a closed source centralized home monitoring system, refusing to buy Amazon or Google’s offering is in fact ensuring their desires are satisfied. If parent said they really wanted a home assistant, but felt a conflicted due to their desire for it to be open source, they’d have an issue. Personally I just don’t adopt this tech. I used to be an early adopter but I don’t really need more efficient ways to buy Amazon stuff and the Spotify app already makes a great music remote for my home stereo.
- SubiculumCode 9y agoIndeed, I have very little desire for the tech anyway...but if I were to go that way, I'd want to own the data. I'm curious about what recording everything in my home, and then seeking legal protections on it as my intellectual property (e.g. copyright) could benefit me. Could I sue spying apps as copyright infringement?
- SubiculumCode 9y agoI have not the time, skill, or desire to make this software. I am a scientist, busy doing science. However, voicing my desire for such IS useful, because if enough people voice it, then someone might decide there is a market for it, and build it. How such a venture could make money, I have no idea. Systems set up and installation, I suppose.