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An open source repairable printer. (www.crowdsupply.com)
submitted 3 hours ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/47449079

I stumbled across this link in the comment of another post, and thought it was super promising!

Someone mentioned something about in the US, this would be illegal due to DRM laws - not sure about the specifics of this, but regardless an open source printer seems like something we've needed for ages, as printers are something that always seem like way more of a headache then they need to be. It seems like such a simple technology that has existed for quite some time, but they are always such a pain to deal with. (Maybe it's just my bad luck with printers?)

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[โ€“] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

This isn't new. I remember seeing a promotion for this exact same printer many years ago already. I'd approach it with suspicion.

[โ€“] UNY0N@lemmy.wtf 1 points 41 minutes ago

I had the same thought. I signed up to be notified when the project starts, but never got an email.

Perhaps they have just had massive delays, but I too would suggest caution.