Right, it can definitely be a good approach (that did work for openwrt) But I do feel like (in the case of printers) building on top of hardware from hostile c

Right, it can definitely be a good approach (that did work for openwrt) But I do feel like (in the case of printers) building on top of hardware from hostile companies is too risky. And yeah, you wouldn’t be able to get replacement parts. It’d be a devil’s bargain. I’m definitely envisioning/dreaming of something as open and tweak-able as a 3d printer. That world is full of customization and innovation. And it seems to be truly built from the ground up. To me that’s the goal.