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An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation
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An ongoing 3D-printer AGPL violation
lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1089390/46116614cc74b814/As somebody who doesn’t currently, and has never owned a Prusa printer - this sort of thing is why people pay a premium for Prusa printers.
There are other, less expensive printers that are open source. I have no idea why people pay premiums for Prusa.
Replying to @SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
I paid a premium for a Prusa.
Their documentation and assembly instructions were phenomenal, the build quality has been solid, and from day one I’ve been having good prints and haven’t yet had a print fail.
Maybe the other printers do that too these days, but I wanted a tool and not a project, at least in this case.
Beyond that I also just wanted to support a company with values I support, and have put a lot out into the world that other companies are piggy-backing off of. So yes, maybe another company can also put motors on a frame, but I felt like I was supporting something important when picking Prusa.
Replying to @psycotica0@lemmy.ca
That reminds me in the Apple II and its manual. An open system with the assembly code for the BIOS printed in the handbook.