Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract
3 hours ago
- The author blocked their Bambu Lab printer from the internet, stopped firmware updates, and switched to OrcaSlicer to maintain control over the device.
- Bambu Lab threatened legal action against the developer of OrcaSlicer-bambulab, a fork that bypasses the cloud delivery mechanism, accusing them of impersonation and security risks.
- The fork uses the same AGPL-licensed code as Bambu Studio's Linux version, and the author criticizes Bambu Lab for misunderstanding open source culture and security.
- The author suggests skipping Bambu Lab altogether as a solution, with community support for the developer from figures like Louis Rossmann.