hOn/takedown_timeline.md

Timeline of events

2024-01-15

hon | 98 Stars | 23 Forks
pyhOn | 17 Stars | 5 Forks

• Haier wrote the takedown mail
• Replied that I take it down in the next days
• Updated the README of Andre0512/pyhOn and Andre0512/hon
• Created a new release with takedown info, so people know why it was removed
• Posted the info to the community board
• Talked to some friends that convinced me to not give up
• Asked on the home assistant discord to how to handle this, got the info on discord that my integration does not violate the law
• Extreme79 created an the issue #147 to disscuss how to help
• People started to fork, copying the code to other hosting platforms and save it offline
• Talked to my law insurance and after a talk with a general lawyer I have been given permission to consult a lawyer of my choice

2024-01-16

hon | 100 Stars | 32 Forks
pyhOn | 18 Stars | 13 Forks

• People in #147 started to write their opinion to Haier on all available channels (X, mails, support form, reviews, ...)
• u/Waluicel created a post on r/homeassistant that got 400+ comments
• People started to contact journalists and organizations to help
• Had a call with an IT lawyer who pointed out many of the risks I was exposing myself to despite having insurance

2024-01-17

hon | 111 Stars | 73 Forks
pyhOn | 20 Stars | 42 Forks

• hectorzin created a first YouTube video

2024-01-18

hon | 122 Stars | 103 Forks
pyhOn | 23 Stars | 64 Forks

• Louis Rossmann created a video and calls for "not" forking
• Forks and stars of the repos started to blow up
• BleepingComputer published an article about the topic
• Home Assistant team got in touch with me
• Wrote Haier another mail and tried to get some clarification and reach some agreement
• l00ps pointed out who's the opponent (Haier CEO has a crazy history xD)
• Forms like Reddit, Hacker News, HA Community, linux.org.ru, Hubitat, femboys started to discuss the topic

2024-01-19

hon | 321 Stars | 711 Forks
pyhOn | 121 Stars | 552 Forks

• Tech sites in many countries started to report about it eg Hackaday, Tweakers, ilSoftware, ipFail, Scurt Pe Doi, iGeneration, Smarthome Assistent and Caschys Blog
• The Wikipedia articles of Haier and List of Streisand effect examples gets updated
• LauLaman started a petition in the Netherlands to force manufactories to provide local APIs and forcing them to opensource firmware as soon as they stop supporting devices
• Linus Tech Tips talked about it in his WAN Show
• Haier US answered on X that they have nothing to do with it and support open IOT platforms
• Haier Europe created a blog post and said they are committed to enhancing the smart home scenarios in line with authorized usages and intellectual property rights of Haier Europe.

2024-01-20

hon | 562 Stars | 1555 Forks
pyhOn | 228 Stars | 1199 Forks

• Got an answer from Head of Brand & IOT Haier Europe, he proposed scheduling a call involving our IOT Technology department to address the issue comprehensively and respond to any questions both parties may have.

2024-01-22 - 2024-01-27

hon | 779 Stars | 1948 Forks
pyhOn | 315 Stars | 1477 Forks

• Hackaday, Caschys Blog and Tweakers posted a follow up article about Haier eases off on legal threat and seeking a dialogue
• The Register and heise online reported about the story
• Everything Smart Home and Un loco y su tecnología uploaded good summaries on YouTube
• Hackaday discussed the topic in their podcast

2024-01-28 - 2024-02-04

hon | 1038 Stars | 2436 Forks
pyhOn | 409 Stars | 1790 Forks

• Call with Haier and Paulus Schoutsen (Founder of Home Assistant) to discuss things with the result to work together
• Released v0.12.0 with 60 seconds polling
• Haier replies to the complaint email of AtomicFS and others

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