SFC announced today a multi-pronged, comprehensive initiative to deal with Bambu Lab's AGPLv3 copyleft violations, and with software right to repair for 3D printer users generally.
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/
The initial plan includes forks, reverse engineering, and further investigation. As always, litigation remains a last resort.
Donate now to help SFC continue this work: https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer
#SFC #SoftwareFreedom #OpenSource #Bambu #BambuLab #BambuStudio #AGPLv3 #AGPL #copyleft
https://sfconservancy.org/news/2026/may/18/bambu-studio-3d-printer-agpl-violation-response/
The initial plan includes forks, reverse engineering, and further investigation. As always, litigation remains a last resort.
Donate now to help SFC continue this work: https://sfconservancy.org/sustainer
#SFC #SoftwareFreedom #OpenSource #Bambu #BambuLab #BambuStudio #AGPLv3 #AGPL #copyleft
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@conservancy Hi! I’ve already started working on a similar project, and it’s already functional: https://github.com/ClusterM/open-bambu-networking
@conservancy as someone who owns a Bambu Lab printer you got my "sustainership". I honestly had been closing my eyes here. It was suggested to me that even when printing in LAN mode, everything I print still gets sent to Bambu Lab and I deliberately didn't check in case it is true.
I mean, as a consumer, what are my options? Just throwing a 1000€ printer away? (Those are rhetorical questions.)
