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Open Printer is a fully open-source inkjet with DRM-free ink and no subscriptions
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As people on HN correctly pointed out, it's not fully open source as their license only permits them to manufacture parts for the printer
Open source is generally about the code, not the hardware, even less manufacturing. OSHW (hence the clarification even though a bit longer) is about the hardware and has specific requirements in order to get the label and ID, e.g https://certification.oshwa.org/de000008.html and process https://certification.oshwa.org/process.html
AFAIK there is no terms that means open source + OSHW but I'd love to learn if there is one and apologize in advance if I missed that.
Anyway as I'm interested in the project, which part is proprietary exactly? In theory as they sell via CrowdSupply https://www.crowdsupply.com/apply it should be both OSHW and open source but I didn't dig.
It states the code and files will be CC-NC licensed, which isn't open source.
So a closed open printer. I mean, is it at least, like, see-thru? I don't get the name.