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Re:Air Quality Monitors from USD 169 to 6.000 use the same l... by scottlamb on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @11:29AM (#37660804)
> Somehow, the source code for the new version has been overwritten by an older (CC-BY-NC) version, yet the issue has been left to rot, both on the support forum and on Github, letting me to think that the "openness" is mostly a posture to lure the HN crowd. Additionally, the -NC clause is definitely a deal breaker, and I should have investigated further before giving them my money.

As an AirGradient customer, I just don't care about that. The software side isn't complicated, and I prefer running these things with ESPhome rather than their Airduino sketch anyway. The value of AirGradient for me is that they've curated a nice collection of sensors, designed a good enclosure and matching PCB mask for them, and are offering them at a very affordable price for DIYers.

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Re:Air Quality Monitors from USD 169 to 6.000 use the same l... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @11:30AM (#37660823)
+1, it just works, I don't care if it's as open as some are demanding (as an AirGradient customer).

> Well, although it is definitely more "open" than most, it feels like an afterthought.

Open enough!

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Re:Air Quality Monitors from USD 169 to 6.000 use the same l... by margalabargala on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @11:52AM (#37661171)
Same. I buy my hardware from airgradient, I flash ESPHome onto it, I ignore the airgradient software (sorry airgradient!).

I appreciate that they are open with their hardware, and make it seamlessly easy to do the above, and also that they provide information into the industry like with this article. So I give them my money for their hardware rather than purchasing the components separately.

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