You can also buy it as a DIY kit, or simply reference the components list and instructions, and use the firmware, drivers, and software shared.

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    To my understanding this needs LaserGRBL as Software. It seems this is Window software only. Kind of a wired choice for an Open Source project.

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        You should also consider the fact that Linux users are hugely overrepresented in such communities, because there is a large overlap between people who, as a hobby, want to make stuff in the physical world and people who want to make stuff in the digital world.

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          You’re right, there are more Linux users in such communities. How foolish of them to only cater to 95% of the population!

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            Based on my experience Linux and Mac OS are more or less on par with Windows in the maker community with Windows’ popularity rather decreasing than increasing.

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      Since it’s open source, you could just port it to other software which runs on an iMac, maybe with some help of AI.

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          :-p I was going to type Amiga, but changed my mind in the last second. I think complaining this is Windows only on a hardware community isn’t really necessary. Also, the hardware is open source so you can probably adapt it to work with any system on lots of hardware. That requires some work, but most open source projects do.

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        I’m with you. It is an open source project and the author is under no obligation to develop it for your preferences.