As the #BambuLab users are slowly waking up to what blog.bambulab.com/firmware-upd… means, it's a good time to remind everyone that the writing has been on the wall from day one.

It's not a "told you so", mind. It's a "this will continue and get worse". #Bambu will continue to tighten the ratchet.

#Prusa is far from perfect, but they deliver reliable #3dprinting based on open source software at an acceptable cost.

And if you missed it: they allow you to maintain warranty with custom firmware again.

Firmware Update Introducing New Authorization Control System

Launching first for X Series printers, with P and A Series updates planned for future release

^{Bambu Kidd (Bambu Lab Blog)}

With #Prusa turning from #openness with its new Core One model and other cases, there is a need to discuss alternative models to cultivate and sustain #opensource hardware. Although promising approaches exist already, it might be vital to identify the necessary patterns of #Commoning. Read my thoughts here: blog.opensourceecology.de/en/2…

#OpenHardware #CommunitySupportedIndustry @OSEGermany cc @GOSH @stargirl

Why Tech-Commons die | Open Source Ecology Germany

The introduction of a new, closed Prusa CORE One should come as little surprise, but there could be a remedy A guest article by Paul Jerchel Commons die without…

^{Timm (Open Source Ecology Germany)}