HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoLouis Rossmann taunts Bambu Lab by hosting banned 3D Printer firmware fork, dares $1 billion company to sue him — more creators pledge support and boycotts, Snapmaker donates equipment to embattled dewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1362arrow-down19
arrow-up1353arrow-down1external-linkLouis Rossmann taunts Bambu Lab by hosting banned 3D Printer firmware fork, dares $1 billion company to sue him — more creators pledge support and boycotts, Snapmaker donates equipment to embattled dewww.tomshardware.comHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 hours ago The slicer is Open Source yes, but not the printer firmware or software. The firmware is not unlikely to be linux-based. And hardware drivers for Linux are part of the kernel which is under GPL license.
minus-squaresynestia@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoNot if they’re kernel modules, written from scratch, afaik
minus-squarecow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoMost 3d printer firmwares run on a microcontroller without Linux.
minus-squareKushan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoIf that’s the case, then it should be trivial to prove and the EFF can force them to open source it. Let’s not make baseless accusations, let’s get proof and hold them to it.
The firmware is not unlikely to be linux-based. And hardware drivers for Linux are part of the kernel which is under GPL license.
Not if they’re kernel modules, written from scratch, afaik
Most 3d printer firmwares run on a microcontroller without Linux.
If that’s the case, then it should be trivial to prove and the EFF can force them to open source it.
Let’s not make baseless accusations, let’s get proof and hold them to it.