Re: RBoy’s Solution
I know this is an old thread/conversation but I just saw this.
Then I first purchased my smart-lock I was looking in the community for a solution to change codes. Really all I wanted was a simple app that pushes and lets me delete codes from my phone.
I saw RBoy’s post about it and saw that it was behind a paywall. I’m kind of a paranoid person and since it was behind a paywall, I feel that it is more difficult for others to provide peer review and as such, ensure that the app developer is not trying to pull off anything nefarious. Not saying RBoy is doing that AT ALL, but it is my personal policy to keep security in mind.
RBoy’s app being behind a paywall, instead of paying the reasonable fee, it inspired me to work on my own solution instead. I am a software dev after all. That’s how my app was born. I wanted it to be open source so that others could complain about it, improve it, and also call me out if I try anything silly. ( I wouldn’t 
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While I have nothing against the practices of a paywall myself for most things… It makes a lot of sense! I am certain that trust in RBoy’s code is not misplaced, it’s just not something I wanted to do myself. At least when I was looking for a solution with limited knowledge of what the platform could do.
To RBoy’s credit, SmartThings has created an App market for their own profit. It is A LITTLE for us, but in the end, it saves them countless hours of dev time. Just let the community create the apps as people want. RBoy (probably) makes solid apps that deserve compensation.
My app was supposed to be stupid simple… but then you guys messed it all up and asked for features. Argh.
OpenSource FTW.