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Homeos (self.opensource)

submitted 1 year ago by max641 to c/[email protected]

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Is homeos opensource?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

No.

Software Licensing
We are licensing (free; non-commercial use) the HomeOS prototype to encourage teaching, research, and prototyping on connected >homes and devices. Thanks to Sigma Designs(opens in new tab), we also provide an SDK for Z-Wave devices.

Many research groups have licensed our prototype, including those at the Georgia Institute of Technology the University of Arkansas, >the University of Michigan, the University of Washington, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Waterloo.

Go to http://labofthings.codeplex.com/(opens in new tab) for the code and documentation.

Source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/homeos-enabling-smarter-homes-for-everyone/

Edit:

More spefifically it's lincensed under MSR-LA.

The source code uploaded by Microsoft Research to this repository is under LAB OF THINGS LICENSE AGREEMENT (MSR-LA), please see the License section to know the terms.

https://web.archive.org/web/20171222015702/http://labofthings.codeplex.com/

[–] max641 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks 👍 Going to buy a new TV. The options are HomeOS , Android and WebOS. Since I want to stay away from Android, the best option is WebOS.