alt Hacker NewsOf course it's not open source, there's no source to even be open or closed yet! It is Creative Commons, though, which is different.
Of course it's not open source, there's no source to even be open or closed yet! It is Creative Commons, though, which is different.
It may be using a CC license, but nothing that's marked NC is meaningfully part of the commons. Yes, some guy can make a part to fix his printer, but that guy can't sell those parts to other people.
The existence of a service manual doesn't mean you can get parts once the company disappears or loses interest.