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minus-squareHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days 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-squareKushan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days 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.
minus-squarecow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoMost 3d printer firmwares run on a microcontroller without Linux.
minus-squaresynestia@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoNot if they’re kernel modules, written from scratch, afaik
minus-squareHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoThat’s not how it works. Kernel modules are part of the kernel and need to adhere to its license, which is GPLv2.
minus-squaresynestia@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-223 hours agoOf my saturdaymorning brain understands this correctly you might in fact be right https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLStaticVsDynamic Edit: however: https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/1hdwm04/comment/m1zmt9d/ and https://docs.kernel.org/process/license-rules.html#id1 So I feel like this is definitely still possible and ‘legal’ depending on the implementation. Nvidia and AMD have done it for years. IANAL though :p
The firmware is not unlikely to be linux-based. And hardware drivers for Linux are part of the kernel which is under GPL license.
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.
Most 3d printer firmwares run on a microcontroller without Linux.
Not if they’re kernel modules, written from scratch, afaik
That’s not how it works. Kernel modules are part of the kernel and need to adhere to its license, which is GPLv2.
Of my saturdaymorning brain understands this correctly you might in fact be right https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLStaticVsDynamic
Edit: however: https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/1hdwm04/comment/m1zmt9d/ and https://docs.kernel.org/process/license-rules.html#id1
So I feel like this is definitely still possible and ‘legal’ depending on the implementation. Nvidia and AMD have done it for years.
IANAL though :p