People ask me about open source all the time, I answer comments about it repeatedly, but here is where this channel is on the whole thing. Here's where I'm at, do you want to use your 3D printer as a hammer? Meaning, it gets the job done. Do I care if my toaster is open source? Please, do what you want, I would never stop you or look down on you for making awesome things, no matter what tool you use. My channel is based on a community. The 3D printing community that I know and love is based on the sharing of ideas. Prusa is not perfect, being open source makes it really hard for anyone to compete, but that isn't an excuse. I don't get paid by any 3d printing company. All I want is to see people and companies come to the table and participate. Open source is extremely important and it has gotten our community to where it is today. The rules of it are really hard to follow. I do my best to instill the values of open source because great things can come of it. In my book, again personal opinion, there is a difference between companies that fear giving away everything they have worked so hard for and companies that use all of that work and then turn to spit in our communities face. The average user wouldn't even know, but my family, this community does.
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