3D Printer Reviewers: Being honest in this industry will put you out of a job.
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February 27, 2026
submitted by cm0002 to opensource
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> This is the emails between the YouTuber YGK3D and Anycubic, it seems like they won’t send 3D printers to reviewers who mention their GPL3 license violations.
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> tl;dr Anycubic uses open-source software for their firmware, but doesn’t make it public as per license agreement, and they don’t seem to be friendly to anyone who calls this out.
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> More info: youtube.com/…/UgkxIMpZTkXqFo0H6pDwhZpdYqMYvLhPvWA…
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