No, gerber files are really not same thing as sources :) Since cant find the sources, then we can surely conclude that Arduino CNC Shield is obviously closed source. If the sources are available for public download, that is what open source is. If the files are not available, then its closed source. There is no middle ground with gerbers or pictures or schematics, these are not sources. Sources are the files of the program in which the design of the board was made, e.g. kicad in this case.
And the context of this is very interesting coz both grbl and arduino are open sources and 1k times more complex. Even more interesting, i dont know what the closed source could possibly protect since that has to be the most (holding back my adjectives) un-interesting cnc shield from all the variants of sorts on the market :) I dont want to be rude but i find this situation very funny :)
And the context of this is very interesting coz both grbl and arduino are open sources and 1k times more complex. Even more interesting, i dont know what the closed source could possibly protect since that has to be the most (holding back my adjectives) un-interesting cnc shield from all the variants of sorts on the market :) I dont want to be rude but i find this situation very funny :)