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.
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.
More info: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxIMpZTkXqFo0H6pDwhZpdYqMYvLhPvWA5?lc=UgxA-4LYvwrnonXuXsZ4AaABAg
I’m in the same space. I want an open source printer that just works. Everyone says beginners should go with bambu or creately but I rather do open source.
It’s a real shit-show out there with those requirements unfortunately. Trust me, been down the rabbit hole.
Prusa are the best when it comes to Open-Source, but they ain’t cheap.