Created an article for Home Assistant on Wikipedia just as a stub to get it started since there was none.
Home Assistant is a free and open-source home automation software written in Python with a focus on local-control and privacy. It has a very wide range of device support, and as of May 2020 it features support for over to 1600 modular plug-ins or add-ons with system integrations to different IoT technologies, systems and services are available as "integration components". Actions, such as switching ON/OFF lights, are triggered by automation, voice commands, mobile apps, or The Home Assistant proj...
Please help to add third-party references for notability or it could be removed, think news not blogs first.
On Wikipedia, notability is a test used by editors to decide whether a given topic warrants its own article.
Information on Wikipedia must be verifiable; if no reliable, independent sources can be found on a topic, then it should not have a separate article. Wikipedia's concept of notability applies this basic standard to avoid indiscriminate inclusion of topics. Article and list topics must be notable, or "worthy of notice". Determining notability does not necessarily depend on things such as...
If not more independent references are added to prove notability then it is a risk that article is removed.
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Emphyrio
(Roelof)
May 27, 2020, 4:21pm
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State of the Octoverse 2019 would be nice, mentioning HA in the top 10 open source projects. I just have trouble finding a decent link.
francisp
(Francis)
May 27, 2020, 5:00pm
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francisp
(Francis)
May 27, 2020, 5:09pm
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SeanM
May 27, 2020, 5:15pm
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Thanks for doing this @Gamester17
Thereās a Media Coverage section on the Help page, but it hasnāt really been actively maintained in the last two years. That page also lists some talks and workshops on it, maybe thereās some things you can use there.
tom_l
May 27, 2020, 5:30pm
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Gamester17:
Home Assistant is an free and open-source home automation software written in Python with a focus on local-control, security and privacy. It is deployed on-premise and connects to devices and services from different vendors. As of May 2020, over to 1600 integrations are available as integration components.
Minor grammar corrections (though Iām no expert):
Home Assistant is free and open-source home automation software written in Python with a focus on local-control, security and privacy. It is deployed on-site and uses integrations to connect to third party devices and services. As of May 2020, over 1600 integrations are available.
āon-siteā avoids the confusion cause by āon-permises ā
premise
noun
noun: premise ; plural noun: premises ; noun: premiss ; plural noun: premisses
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Logic
a previous statement or proposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion.
āif the premise is true, then the conclusion must be trueā
an assertion or proposition which forms the basis for a work or theory.
āthe fundamental premise of the reportā
premiss
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verb: premise ; 3rd person present: premises ; past tense: premised ; past participle: premised ; gerund or present participle: premising
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base an argument, theory, or undertaking on.
premises . : inside a building or on the area
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Mutt
(Muttley)
May 27, 2020, 5:34pm
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Errr !
" Whatās An Integration ? " - You just know, someoneās gonna ask !
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Also want help making the article read less like a list of features or a service brochure, and/or it will fail
A product or service is appropriate for its own Wikipedia article when it has received sustained coverage in reliable secondary sources. In cases where a company is mainly known for a single series of products or services, it is usually better to cover the company and its products/services in the same article. This article can be the name of the company or the name of its product, depending on which is the primary topic. Avoid splitting the company and its products into separate articles, unless ...
and/or
Something that is run-of-the-mill is a common, everyday, ordinary item that does not stand out from the rest. Something or someone that is "run-of-the-mill" is probably not notable.
There are many subjects for which reliable sources independent of the subject exist. There are just so many of these things in the world, which are so commonplace that if an article on each were to be created, there would be so many articles on these alone, possibly more than there are total Wikipedia articles to thi...
As it needs to sound like independently written + differentiate itself from other products in the industry.
So far I basically just copied the existing OpenHAB article to create an initial stub just to get it started.
ā¦and as is a wiki so anyone here can easily and quickly change anything or everything yourself
Wikipedia does not even necessarily need login to edit as long as you pass captcha tests
SeanM:
Thereās a Media Coverage section on the Help page, but it hasnāt really been actively maintained in the last two years. That page also lists some talks and workshops on it, maybe thereās some things you can use there.
Cool! I have now added most of those links to the Wikipedia article as references.
klogg
(Klogg)
May 28, 2020, 7:53am
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Yes that was exactly my initial first thought. (I sometimes still question whether I know )
How about (only as a starter for discussion) instead of:
āAs of May 2020, over to 1600 integrations are available as integration components. ā
something like,
āAs of May 2020, it is possible to connect to and integrate with over to 1600 external public and commercial services and products. ā
Just a spelling misstake as āon-premises softwareā or "āon-premā is correct terminology in this context.
On-premises software (abbreviated to on-prem, and often misspelled as "on-premise"; see below) is installed and runs on computers on the premises of the person or organization using the software, rather than at a remote facility such as a server farm or cloud. On-premises software is sometimes referred to as "shrinkwrap" software, and off-premises software is commonly called "software as a service" ("SaaS") or "cloud computing".
While premises is Latin singular (the "s" does not denote plurality...
I work in the industry and āOn-siteā is mostly only used to describe āOn-site supportā or āOnsite repairā
Customer Support is a range of services to assist customers in making cost effective and correct use of a product. It includes assistance in planning, installation, training, troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrading, and disposal of a product. Regarding technology products such as mobile phones, televisions, computers, software products or other electronic or mechanical goods, it is termed technical support.
Phone and Emails are the primary means to offer web-based assistance for your customers ...
Good point! Have changed the wording + linked to āsystem integration ā & āplug-in (computing) ā articles.
But Home Assistantās intergrations are not only for external public and commercial services / products.
Integrations can also be for direct attatched devices or locally running services.
Again, itās imporant that articles doesnāt sound like feature-lists or self-promotion or they can be deleted.
tom_l
May 28, 2020, 11:35am
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Ok but there are other issues too.
Yes I agree that there deffinitly are many issues with it. Itās a wiki so anyone including yourself can edit it there directly on-the-fly. I for one will not take offence if you or somene else changes all of what I written so far.
I just wanted to put in something to start from that has enough independent references and do not violate their guidelines too much so that it will get deleted. Articles do not get deleted for bad spelling or grammar on Wikipedia.
The more people who edit the article on Wikipedia the better as that in itself also help proove notability and as long as their guidelines are not broken that will hopefully also make it read more as an independent written article.
So it should not just consists of too many lists of features and functions, and read somewhat as objective and fact-oriented, so not too posative or too negative.