This firmware is identical to the stock Marlin firmware in terms of features. This clone exists only to allow future WOOF members to access the various settings and firmware if necessary.
The current Marlin dev team consists of:
- Scott Lahteine [@thinkyhead] - English
- Andreas Hardtung [@AnHardt] - Deutsch, English
- [@Wurstnase] - Deutsch, English
- [@fmalpartida] - English, Spanish
- [@CONSULitAS] - Deutsch, English
- [@maverikou]
- Chris Palmer [@nophead]
- [@paclema]
- [@epatel]
- Erik van der Zalm [@ErikZalm]
- David Braam [@daid]
- Bernhard Kubicek [@bkubicek]
- Richard Wackerbarth [@Wackerbarth] - English
- Roxanne Neufeld [@Roxy-3DPrintBoard] - English
More features have been added by:
- Alberto Cotronei [@MagoKimbra]
- Lampmaker,
- Bradley Feldman,
- and others...
Marlin is published under the GPL license because we believe in open development. The GPL comes with both rights and obligations. Whether you use Marlin firmware as the driver for your open or closed-source product, you must keep Marlin open, and you must provide your compatible Marlin source code to end users upon request. The most straightforward way to comply with the Marlin license is to make a fork of Marlin on Github, perform your modifications, and direct users to your modified fork.
While we can't prevent the use of this code in products (3D printers, CNC, etc.) that are closed source or crippled by a patent, we would prefer that you choose another firmware or, better yet, make your own.