OSS-Blacklist: A blacklist for keeping track of OSS hostile companies/organizations

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Just saw the discussion around the Haier Home Assistant takedown and thought it would be good to materialize the metaphorical blacklist.

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This seems like it could be useful info if it takes off

Do you have any suggestions for the list?

I suggest adding John Deer. Their current business model relies on violating GPL.

https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/17/john\_deere\_sfc\_gpl/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP7Qx1FF1hA

That garage door company that removed API access, breaking it for about 20000 Home Assistant users

Also they stopped working on their integration for Alexa/Homekit/Google Home, forcing all their users in general into their ad filled app.

Think it was Chamberlain or something

I've added Chamberlain Group

Biggest one of all imo - Red hat/IBM

Done

Obviously that was a controversial decision, but Red Hat probably contributes to Open Source more than any other company. To call Red Hat "OSS Hostile" is probably a little too much.

I think you're right. I've changed it to IBM instead of Red Hat themselves because they were the cause of the policy changes.