Open-sourcing CORE One CAD Files Under the New Open Community License (OCL) (blog.prusa3d.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by XTL@sopuli.xyz to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

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Today, we are releasing the full CAD files for the CORE One and CORE One L frames.

There seems to be a custom licence.

The Restriction: You cannot commercially exploit the design files (selling the product or remixes) without a separate agreement.

The Protection: It includes an explicit patent license grant, protection against AI data mining, and a codified Right-to-Repair.

Most of the linked article is about the licence.

There's been a lot of talk about Prusa turning evil. Maybe it's a good step back.

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[-] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago

Like Open source software licenses changed over time to include some mechanisms to protect the software against exploitation. E.g. large scale use and no kickback in support for paying additional developers. I feel that this is happening here and the no compromise idealistic manifest from the beginning needs amending.

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Those aren't open source licenses, they violate point six of the open source definition https://opensource.org/osd

[-] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago

Then call them something else. They are here for a reason and so is the ocl.

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 0 points 3 months ago

They're called "source available", the issue is Prusa calling something open source that isn't open source.

[-] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

I feel like a term for open source with the exception of no commerical allowance is needed

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