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Open Source Printer coming before 2027 (www.opentools.studio)
submitted 2 days ago by BeatL@pawb.social to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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Open source printer with refillable ink, no bullshit, accept rolls of papers.

Finally an open source printer ! I dealt with so much stupidity with printers. it warm my heart.

I do have too much joy to practice mandatory critical thinking about the release of a new project. Lets talk about it? i am not the only one to be happy about it, i have no info about the price though :/

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[–] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 134 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Slight open-washing involved though - the license is CC-By-NC-SA, which sadly makes it incompatible with open hardware projects, and restricted from being available as a pre-assembled kit.

[–] BeatL@pawb.social 53 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well you are right ! Still i see it as a massive positive win in this particular sector, but sure, lets see what happen and be greedy with licensing! May the next one/release/update be more open.

I thank you a lot

They do have a survey that includes the kit question.

Here is the link if you are interested: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0MLIj1Mfv81vaiOIQG1yMEilruRfNgx7h36l5a0qC-G9TZw/viewform

From this update : https://www.crowdsupply.com/open-tools/openprinter/updates/on-the-road-to-launch

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 41 points 2 days ago (1 children)

creative commons doesn't even recommend their licenses be used for software (it's in their faq). i'm guessing the same would apply to hardware designs as well.

[–] SwooshBakery624@programming.dev 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Creative Commons does not have any guidelines about using their licenses for hardware. It would still be a better idea to use CERN-OHL for hardware though.

[–] BeatL@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago

Thanks ;) I learned something!