Policy
This page documents policies on the RepRap Wiki.
Much of the text on this page is derived from Wikipedia policy pages, including
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Contents
About RepRap
RepRap was the first of the low-cost 3D printers, and the RepRap Project started the open-source 3D printer revolution.
More significantly - and uniquely - RepRap is able to print out many of its own parts. The remaining parts are designed to be common items available from hardware stores or on-line.
RepRap stands for Replicating Rapid-prototyper. This means that anyone with a RepRap can make another RepRap for a friend, or can make RepRaps and sell them. Anyone using RepRaps for production of more RepRaps, or any other item, can double their capacity in a few days simply by taking their RepRaps out of service and having them copy themselves. Because RepRap is free and open-source, any person or company anywhere in the world can do these things without any royalty payments or other licensing issues. The only obligation on users is openly to release any improvements they make to the design of the RepRap machine itself back to the community.
RepRap is about making self-replicating machines, and making them freely available for the benefit of everyone. Right now, most RepRaps use 3D printing to do this, but other technologies that can copy themselves and that can be made freely available to all also qualify as RepRaps.
- --adapted from Adrian Bowyer's Short Description of the RepRap Project and the Main Page
RepRap Wiki Mission
The mission of the RepRap wiki is to facilitate the sharing of information between makers, users, buyers, and sellers of RepRaps.
Policies
The RepRap Wiki is a self-governing project run by its community. Its policies are intended to reflect the consensus of the community.
RepRap Wiki policies are developed by the community to describe best practices, clarify principles, resolve conflicts, and otherwise further the goal of creating a free, reliable resource for sharing information related to RepRaps.
Use common sense when interpreting and applying policies; there will be occasional exceptions to these rules. Conversely, those who violate the spirit of a rule may be reprimanded even if no rule has technically been broken.
Overview and Guiding Principles
- Use common sense
- Don't be a jerk
