HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 个月前Louis Rossmann taunts Bambu Lab by hosting banned 3D Printer firmware fork, dares $1 billion company to sue him — more creators pledge support and boycotts, Snapmaker donates equipment to embattled dewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1427arrow-down110cross-posted to: 3dprinting@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1417arrow-down1external-linkLouis Rossmann taunts Bambu Lab by hosting banned 3D Printer firmware fork, dares $1 billion company to sue him — more creators pledge support and boycotts, Snapmaker donates equipment to embattled dewww.tomshardware.comHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 个月前message-square31linkfedilinkcross-posted to: 3dprinting@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squareHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 个月前 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-up6·1 个月前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.
minus-squarecow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 个月前Most 3d printer firmwares run on a microcontroller without Linux.
minus-squaresynestia@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 个月前Not if they’re kernel modules, written from scratch, afaik
minus-squareHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 个月前That’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-21 个月前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
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