I do not ban most people as so much that I ban people that did not read and act according to the rules of the space.
Which does turn out to be "most people" when you look at an unfiltered set of all humanity, because the ideology of the space is rather far away from that baseline.
That is on purpose though and clearly explained many times in the documentation.
The "Why not Valetudo?" page is a good start. The "FAQ" also houses some info.
Code of Conduct, obviously and the Contributing.md too.
The information is out there and I did try my best to make it comprehensible and coherent.
Most people that get banned usually get banned because they did not read the information first but instead showed up with defaults.
Your reasons are your own, but that doesn't change my point above. For me, an OSS project without a strong community looks about as bad as the original manufacturer software, with all the phoning home and other disadvantages that entails.
I am not in any way challenging that. That is the correct Take-away.
Genuinely.
As said, the culture is different. I do not intend to convince you that my project would be better than what the vendor can offer.
In fact, you have correctly pointed out that in your situation, the vendor might actually offer the _better_ experience with actual paid support.
I do not ban most people as so much that I ban people that did not read and act according to the rules of the space. Which does turn out to be "most people" when you look at an unfiltered set of all humanity, because the ideology of the space is rather far away from that baseline. That is on purpose though and clearly explained many times in the documentation.
The "Why not Valetudo?" page is a good start. The "FAQ" also houses some info. Code of Conduct, obviously and the Contributing.md too.
The information is out there and I did try my best to make it comprehensible and coherent. Most people that get banned usually get banned because they did not read the information first but instead showed up with defaults.