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    A New Chapter for MagicMirror: The Community Takes the Lead
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    Sell MagicMirrors?

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      Ext3R
      last edited by

      Hi Community,

      I want to ask, if it is possible to sell customized MagicMirrors to customers.
      I know, that its open source, but I dont know much about that.

      Maby you can help me with my question. I dont wonna get illegal :D

      Thx and have a good day :)

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      • P-Bo726P Offline
        P-Bo726
        last edited by

        I would say you shouldn’t do it. This is an open source community and you shouldn’t profit off of developers free contributions.

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          Ext3R
          last edited by Ext3R

          I totally agree. I only would sell my service to build the mirror. The parts would be bought by the people who want the mirror.

          I also would not sell the software.

          I wanna offer that for people who can’t build it by their own.

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          • bheplerB Offline
            bhepler Module Developer
            last edited by

            IIRC, @michmich looked into offering this as a commercial product and he ran into patent and licensing problems. The laws of your country may vary, but the short version is you can’t offer a magic mirror as a commercial product without involving lawyers and giving the patent holders some sort of payment.

            You may be able to make one for your friends as a favor, with them picking up the expense of the materials. But you won’t be able to turn this into a business without careful and professional legal advice.

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