• The Open Community License we just released wasn’t something we came up with overnight. • It was years in the making, involving long discussions to ensure it actually serves the community right. • One of the people we consulted was Dr. • Because… Who better to ask about the future of open-source than the founder of the RepRap Project, right? • Adrian has always been clear that he wants 3D printing to stay open, and his input was crucial for us. • But we didn’t just talk about licenses.
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- Adrian Bowyer, founder of the RepRap 3D‑printing project, helped shape the newly released Open Community License, ensuring it serves the maker community. Bowyer, now retired but still active, runs a farm‑converted workshop in the English South West where he continues to develop open‑source projects, including a solid‑fuel rocket engine and upgrades for robotic pets. He collaborates with his daughter on practical 3D‑printing applications and shares designs on reprapltd.com and GitHub. Bowyer views RepRap as complete-its designs are widely built and influence commercial printers-yet he remains engaged in research, especially exploring 3D printing’s potential beyond Earth.
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