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Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract
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this post was submitted on 12 May 2026
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Just of note, the Jeff Geerling has already made a video about Bambu's shenanigans previously when they announced that third-party software and hardware to be blocked, discussing how he no longer recommended Bambu printers. He's not oblivious or an idiot.
This article is specifically criticising Bambu for directly targeting open-source developers and claiming that the security issues of their cloud service should be blamed on OrcaSlicer (?!?!).
sure but he only changed his tune last year. bambu has been doing shady shit for years and just gotten away with it.
At least he's a lot better than other channels that cover 3D printing that continue to promote Bambu Lab printers, presumably being paid a lot of money