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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/opensource/p/1823177/3d-printer-reviewers-being-honest-in-this-industry-will-put-you-out-of-a-job

This is the emails between the YouTuber YGK3D and Anycubic, it seems like they won't send 3D printers to reviewers who mention their GPL3 license violations. > > tl;dr Anycubic uses open-source software for their firmware, but doesn't make it public as per license agreement, and they don't seem to be friendly to anyone who calls this out. > > More info: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxIMpZTkXqFo0H6pDwhZpdYqMYvLhPvWA5?lc=UgxA-4LYvwrnonXuXsZ4AaABAg >

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[–] bort@sopuli.xyz 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

vendors like Snapmaker

so far Snapmaker seems to have a good trackrecord, and has earned the trust of many, as their successful u1 kickstarter showed.

they promised to opensource large parts of their by end of next month. Lets see how that turns out https://support.snapmaker.com/hc/en-us/articles/33344279396759-Snapmaker-U1-FAQ#h_01K4VWF124M7HRBZEB4SS4EM09

[–] Buffalobuffalo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 20 hours ago

What firmware does the Snapmaker U1 use, and is it open source?

The Snapmaker U1 runs on Klipper firmware, with Moonraker for API management. Both have been modified by Snapmaker and are scheduled to be released as open source before March 2026...

From the provided link, running out of days to keep that promise.