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by mrexroad 219 days ago
I applaud their intent to be repairable, but would really like to see a commitment to open sourcing the software under specific conditions (time, EoL, acquisition, closing down, etc).

> “Is Knokke open, repairable, and long-term supported?”

> “Absolutely. We're committed to building a scanner that lasts decades. All schematics and repair manuals will be publicly available, replacement parts can be purchased directly, and the software will remain supported for as long as possible.”

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In the FAQs:

Is the software open source?

Yes. Our control application, Korova, will be fully open source and maintained long term. It’s a native, lightweight application for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Thanks, I’m a little embarrassed I somehow I missed that!