Open-sourcing CORE One CAD Files Under the New Open Community License (OCL)

Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨XTL@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨3dprinting@lemmy.world⁩

https://blog.prusa3d.com/core-one-cad-files-release-under-the-new-open-community-license-ocl_127290/

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.

Must 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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RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
This license does not meet the open source hardware definition, one that was signed by a RepRap developer called Josef Pruša. freedomdefined.org/OSHW

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- JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Even the creator of the open source initiative has said that open source has failed and we need more restrictive licensing because open source simply is too permissive and has been aggressively exploited at the expense of the people, who it was meant to empower.
  
  For me, source available licenses that are open source except specifically restricting for profit hungry, exploitative companies and corpos are with something like non-commercial clauses are fine for an end product. I use CERN OHL S v2, but I can’t fault people for going noncommercial like the entirety of the art and 3D printing world pretty much already are to protect themselves.
  
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- 1100101000110@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Could this be a response to Bambu Lab?
  
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  - prenatal_confusion@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Absolutely.
    
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- prenatal_confusion@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.
  
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  - RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Those aren’t open source licenses, they violated point six of the open source definition opensource.org/osd
    
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CosmoNova@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
How is Prusa turning „evil“? And please keep in mind other 3D printing companies exist that are potentially extremely harmful for end consumers already because of their ecosystem.

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- papalonian@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I’m far from the most knowledgeable on the subject, but I remember hearing something about one of their prospective printers not being listed as open source, and that they partnered with some Israeli company.
  
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  - CosmoNova@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Thanks for the info. I missed that. And although I can‘t say this is a huge thing by it‘s own I understand it leaves a bitter taste in some mouths.
    
    Personally I don‘t think it‘s good to see things so black and white. It‘s fair to say you‘re losing confidence over this but saying they‘re turning evil goes a bit far.
    
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  - prenatal_confusion@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Please please please don’t make the mistake of assuming that the current government of Israel is the same as the people living in Israel or are running companies there.
    
    It’s like accusing everybody that speaks Russian of genocide or thinking that all us Americans endorse ICE. All Asians started COVID and so in.
    
    Differentiate
    
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Jocarnail@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I think that it’s a reasonable license for them to protect their business while continuing to provide full access to the community. The single user would still be able to modify or even build their own clone, but a private company would not be able to just sell a copy.

In an ideal world where money did not exist this would be detrimental to innovation, but in the real world Prusa needs to make money to stay in business. And considering their competitors, I would much prefer them to stay in the business and as much ahead of the competition as possible.

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- ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  
  I would much prefer them to stay in the business and as much ahead of the competition as possible.
  
  They are already behind the competition and have been for some time
  
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  - DacoTaco@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Yet a lot of those businesses lean on the work of prusa.
    Friend of mine always used creality their shitty slicer clone for his ender 3 v2, then got a bambu and was amazed by all the settings and options, different supports etc etc.
    Told him he should have switched to prusaslicer ages ago, which bambu’s slicer is based on and the sole reason its open source.
    (Also, orca slicer > bambu studio)
    
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Bluewing@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Just how many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Or more importantly, how many demons can skate on a snowflake? How much purity is needed?

The best licences protect everyone. This one seems to do a pretty good job of protecting both Prusa and the consumer. Is it perfect? No. But it’s far better then Prusa getting raped and pillaged into nothing. And it goes a very, very, very long to protect consumers access to parts and design specifications.

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