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After 16 years, Ecobee is shutting down support for the original smart thermostat
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this post was submitted on 02 May 2024
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Thermostats are easy to change out. So this isn't a huge deal. But I don't love the idea that tech isn't built to be self-hosted or maintained in any meaningful way. If you're not shipping an open source version of your software when you close up, you're an asshole.
Yeah, self hosting isn't for most lay people if it's just a GitHub repo. But GitHub repos quickly become adopted by nerds like me who build tooling around it that eventually let lay people self host software with the click of a button.
This is pretty much what happened with HomeAssistant. Tying all the integrations together in one platform.
It's now at the stage of "copy these files to a pi/buy this box we make"
The overall aim is to integrate most open things, and find ways to work with/around more closed off products.
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