The so called "plugins" game they play shows contempt to the user by getting 3rd party individuals to do their heavy lifting and filling in the functionality gaps left by the principle designer, giving these individuals a shop window to sell their wares and taking a generous cut of the profits.
petera and HA Dave:
Right. What is hypocrically funny is, there would be no Homeseer, were it not for X10. Homeseer originated as "Keware" when there was nothing but X10. I upgraded to HS3 at last years "Black November" sale because HS3 has an Alexa skill. But doubt I will upgrade again. Thus my interest in HG.
Thanks for the info.
I'm big on collaboration and inclusion. The biggest pleasure here would be to see the membership take up the baton on the Pi X10 Hub and run with it. Once members start using it they will see how capable this concept is.
There's nothing new or amazing here. What there is though is the ability to control and configure your X10 devices as you would want to control them. Your notions and concepts should find their way into this project.
Nothing worse than someone telling you what you need when all along you know all exactly what you want. Or is there. Even worse when someone sells you something and promises you it will do what you want when clearly it won't but promises you it will at sometime in the future after you have parted with your hard earned cash. A line from a film jumps straight to mind.......Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining...........
Yes X10 did set the bar height. Homeseer has tried to hold it in place but I feel the whole HA world has changed dramatically of recent times. Group collaboration and input has yielded some wonderful ideas and concepts. The idea that any one single technology will dominate for years to come is fading fast. But guess what, X10 is still here.
Some wonderful tech is emerging from the Kickstarter concept. Ideas that would probably have been dismissed by the "big guys" are now finding themselves a reality and into the kitchens and living rooms of house owners all over the world so small is beautiful is back ruling the world again. Remember Apple and the garage startup.
While X10 would be regarded as a niche technology these days, owners of these devices on this forum must agree that these devices have served their owners well. What we can do now as a group is ensure these devices can integrate comfortably into today's tech world and beyond no matter what is thrown at them.
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