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Open Printer is a fully open-source inkjet with DRM-free ink and no subscriptions (www.techspot.com)
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[–] 24 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

Also means that a robust community of people creating businesses to sell variations of the hardware for those who aren’t as maker friendly cannot emerge, correct?

Correct, that's just one of the problems with NC licenses.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    On the other hand, we also won't have any chinese clones (legally) that eventually force the original creators to reduce their open contributions.

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago

    legally

    Therein lies the other issue, unless the creator has millions of dollars to fund lawsuits, if a large company or Chinese company decides to clone it he can do nothing. The only people who will respect the license are individuals and small businesses.

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