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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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BlameTheAntifa Feb 27

Here is a sloppy iPhone text copy from the photo, for anyone else having trouble reading on a small screen. OP, feel free to add this to your post to make it easy for others to read.

Hi Taylor,

Sorry for my late reply. We just came back from the Chinese New Year holiday.

Thank you for checking in. I really appreciate your patience.

I’d like to share a quick update regarding the S1 Max. At the moment, our promotion team is temporarily short on sample units, so the shipment has not yet been arranged. We are currently coordinating the second round of our promotion plan and reviewing allocation.

Additionally, I want to be transparent about one technical aspect: the 51 Max’s open-source structure is currently positioned similarly to the early-stage setup of the Kobra X. I understand that system openness can be an important consideration for you and your audience, so I’d love to better understand your expectations on this point before we proceed further.

Given the current timeline and product positioning, could you kindly let me know whether you would still be interested in moving forward once stock becomes available? Your feedback will help us better evaluate how to arrange the next step.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

Best regards.

ANYCUBIC

Marketing Specialist

Anycubic Marketing Team

—————— To: I

Hi l

I’m disappointed that it sounds like you’ve changed your review plan.

We’ve been in discussion for months.

It sounds to me that you didn’t like my feedback on the license violations for Kobra X.

The truth is that you are obligated to abide by the open source licenses of the software from which you borrow.

If you choose not to include me in your review plan because I took a stand on this topic, I don’t think that will reflect well on your brand

I included the feedback Esther gave on this topic in the video so my audience could hear your stance on this first hand.

I am still interested in moving forward but I’d like to see you change your strategy on this.

It’s not just important to me, it’s important to your customers too.

Thanks,

Taylor