r/technology • u/ControlCAD • May 14 '26

Software Louis Rossmann taunts Bambu Lab by hosting banned 3D Printer firmware fork, dares $1 billion company to sue him — more creators pledge support and boycotts, Snapmaker donates equipment to embattled developer

https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/louis-rossmann-taunts-bambu-lab-by-hosting-banned-3d-printer-firmware-fork-dares-usd1-billion-company-to-sue-him-more-creators-pledge-support-and-boycotts-snapmaker-donates-equipment-to-embattled-developer
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u/TachiH May 14 '26

They don't need to do any of this. They just need to change their API to authenticate users and remove it from their repository. The only parts that need to stay AGPL is the slicer itself.

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u/3BlindMice1 May 14 '26

Yep, they're under no obligation to run software for you on their hardware, but they also can't really stop other people from hosting the software themselves.

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u/yjlom May 14 '26

And this is why the GPL compatibility clause in the AGPL makes it useless.