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Jeff GeerlingonMastodon28d ago
Bambu Lab 3D printers: never again.
They're breaking the open source social contract (for the nth time...), and I'm past hoping they'll amend their ways.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb48MdtNaDQ
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Analysis Summary
Bambu Lab threatened legal action against a developer of OrcaSlicer, a tool that restores local-only control of their 3D printers, and pressured the removal of an open source fork — escalating a pattern Geerling says violates the principle that open source hardware should give users control. This matters because it shows a major 3D printer manufacturer using legal threats to force dependence on cloud services and block community alternatives. Louis Rossmann has publicly offered to fund the developer's legal defense, turning this into a visible test case for right-to-repair in hardware.
Claims Analysis (3)
“Bambu Lab is breaking the open source social contract”
Multiple sources confirm Bambu Lab threatened legal action against OrcaSlicer developer and pressured takedown of fork restoring user access to cloud features.
“Bambu Lab started pushing their always-connected cloud solution as the new default”
Geerling's own blog and corroborating coverage confirm shift to mandatory cloud connectivity and removal of local-only alternatives.
“This is a pattern (for the nth time)”
Geerling references previous instances but doesn't enumerate them in this post. Coverage shows recent escalation with OrcaSlicer threat, but broader pattern claim needs his previous documented complaints.
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