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US Gov to explore requiring 3d printer manufacturers and software developers to contain controls to prevent users from manufacturing firearms components (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Good luck with that given 3D printers are full of open-source software.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't bring that to their attention- they'll start banning open source too.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

POLICE, HE RELEASED HIS SOFTWARE FREE FOR ANYONE TO USE, SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Death by being SWATed after a Github commit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

git commit crime

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Working on open source software was one of the things they used against Aaron Swartz.