Comment on California just passed a law forcing mandatory DRM in 3D printers
ilinamorato@lemmy.world 5 hours agoAny such algorithm would be patched out of a jailbroken version of the firmware in minutes. 3D printers are already running on FOSS, so this is worse than useless. Anyone who wants to print a working gun will be able to do so trivially.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
That’s what the bill is designed to stop.
ilinamorato@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
I don’t think they know what it’s designed to stop. Seems like this is pretty clearly just a piece of conspicuous legislation passed just to make it look like they’re actually doing something.