Bambu Lab Now Under Formal Investigation for AGPLv3 Violations

Open-source non-profit claims Bambu Lab violated license — move follows cease-and-desist demand on OrcaSlicer fork that restored cloud printing features without using Bambu Connect

The SFC says that including proprietary code alongside software under AGPLv3 breaks the open-source license, and that Bambu Lab has been doing this for years.

Bambu Lab Now Under Formal Investigation for AGPLv3 Violations

Chinese 3D printer manufacturer Bambu Lab sent a cease-and-desist letter to Polish developer Paweł Jarczak, forcing him to remove a fork of OrcaSlicer that restored cloud printing features the company had locked to its own software. Within days, YouTubers with audiences in the millions had pledged $20,000 in legal defense funds, rehosted the code, and…

The Battle Over 3D Printer Software Licensing Matters For Everyone

Not too long ago I took the plunge and finally bought a 3D printer and, against certain reservations, I decided on the newly released Bambu Lab X2D. Bambu has been killing it over the last few years since releasing the X1 Carbon, making no-nonsense printers for cutthroat prices. If there is an Apple or Unifi of 3D printing it is Bambu Lab, in more ways than one. But unfortunately in the last few weeks Bambu Lab threatened a cease and desist noti…

SFC Makes Bambu Lab the New Front in Its Right‑to‑Repair War

Calling Bambu Lab a ‘strident long‑time AGPL violator,’ the nonprofit is organizing reverse‑engineering volunteers and an Orca Slicer fork in a right-to-repair move for 3D printer owners. The post SFC Makes Bambu Lab the New Front in Its Right‑to‑Repair War appeared first on FOSS Force.

Bambu Lab’s Bind: Company Stands By Its Position in Open-Source License Fight

Bambu Lab’s critics continue to line up to take shots at the company. Following the company's pressure to take an OrcaSlicer fork that restores the connection to its cloud service offline, attention has sharpened onto an alleged AGPL license violation that may have lived within Bambu Studio since its launch in 2022. Bambu Lab contests this.