Wispy2891@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoSome people think that proprietary software for a 3d printer is a plus?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1163arrow-down1imageSome people think that proprietary software for a 3d printer is a plus?lemmy.worldWispy2891@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
Got this pamphlet for a 3d printer and they’re boasting “proprietary software!” on the flyer like it’s a pro and not a con
minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·5 days agoYes I think some people would see it as a plus, but more as “we have developed our own software, not recycled a Chinese product” rather than “it’s not open source”
minus-squareblarghly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoAlso possibly because people think of open source software as inherently unstable. Realistically, this looks like it was made by someone with the barest grasp of the concept, who just put random words on paper.
Yes I think some people would see it as a plus, but more as “we have developed our own software, not recycled a Chinese product” rather than “it’s not open source”
Also possibly because people think of open source software as inherently unstable.
Realistically, this looks like it was made by someone with the barest grasp of the concept, who just put random words on paper.