Is homeos opensource?

  • BrikoX
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    1 year ago

    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/

    • @max641OP
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      11 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.