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RobotToaster@mander.xyz 2 weeks agoAlso 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 exactly the problem with NC licenses.
exu@feditown.com 2 weeks ago
On the other hand, we also won’t have any chinese clones (legally) that eventually force the original creators to reduce their open contributions.
RobotToaster@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
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.
Randomgal@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
You’re thinking of Amazon Basics.