It has been stated since day one, you need an internet connection, it is cloud based, it requires the Glowforge servers and if Glowforge ever implodes, they will have released the firmware (which is not a day one timetable nor guaranteed to be fully open sourced).
With Point 3, are you sure he wasn’t talking about a wireless router he backed as a Kickstarter:
Point number 7, Dan has stated recently on the time table:
and
Unless one is in the computer and network security fields, points 2 and 6 kinda don’t make a strong reason for purchasing a Glowforge.