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Subscriptions Are Ruining Our Lives. Here's Why They're Everywhere Now. | You'll own nothing and you'll be happy! (www.youtube.com)
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[–] 22 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I have a bunch of smart devices - light bulbs, wall plugs, etc. They all connect to Home Assistant running on my own server and I don't need to pay any subscriptions.

IoT is not the problem, corporate greed is.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I do agree that it's pretty cool that HA can be used for free, but if you like something and use it regularly please find ways to contribute.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You can contribute with giving your voice: https://ohf-voice.github.io/wake-word-collective/#ok_nabu

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    That's one way. Or you can contribute code, help others in the forum, file bug reports... OR if you're the lazy one like me you can actually give them money.

    Don't like subscriptions? Ok by me, but please don't think that complete teams will be working on great and secure software for free. That's not something that can be maintained for a long time.

    If you like something, contribute to it.

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