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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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[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think toolchanging is where it's going to be too. Just want to see what's out there in a few years after some development. I'm just sticking with AMS right now, because it's largely foolproof. But that Snapmaker stuff is definitely pretty impressive. Cant wait to see where that goes

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It will go the way CNC has gone, tool changers and 6 axis. The only thing holding back the technology to consumers is patents.