Technology

While open-sourcing could help some AeroGardens maintain its value and better avoid becoming e-waste, there's also risk of the devices being hacked for alternative purposes that Scotts Miracle-Gro may not want to be associated with.

As if people don't hack proprietary firmwares with shitty security all the time? Do they not get that more often than not, it will be more secure if open sourced?

I think they don't do these things out of a fear of their stuff being exploited, they do it in case some time in the future they can somehow extract more profit out of it. They sit on it for decades like Nintendo and their 80s games or trade the IP and patents around from company to company.

https://lemmy.world/c/homeassistant

I always make sure my appliances are comatible, and so should everyone.

I’ve had Aerogardens for years. I don’t think any of mine are IoT devices. I’ve grown a ton of lettuce, basil varieties, peppers, tomatoes, cilantro, etc.. A bit pricey up front if you don’t buy on sale, but I feel I got way more produce out of them than expected.

Wrong, we don't control it. It withholds a libre license text file, bad!

IoT at home is still new and it’s good that there are explorative attempts. Just don’t expect to be there when the market found what works.

Tech fads. They never get hyped 🙄

cough AI cough

Can anyone recommend something similar that is more open? I like the idea but I don't want to get tied into a new ecosystem and all for every dang thing I buy.