Ek-Hou-Van-BraaiFeb 27

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

Show threadDamageFeb 27
Chinese manufactures have been great for the hobby in the short term, but their absolute disregard for the movement’s values will be devastating in the long term.
I don’t buy 3d printers as I enjoy building and modding them, but if I ever bought one it would be a Prusa, nevermind performance or convenience.
Show threadEk-Hou-Van-Braai

Prusa’s are damn nice and as Open-Source as can be.

I just wish they weren’t 3/4x the price

Feb 27 at 11:47amWeb
Show threadCaptain AggravatedFeb 27
They are no longer as open source as can be. The Buddy Board, Nextruder, their nozzles, all closed source.
Show threadgeneva_convenienceFeb 28
Prusa are Zionists. They recently partnered with Israeli company Fillament2. Also their printers no longer offer value over Bambu.