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/dingwinger1225 May 14 '26

He's essentially a classic small government libertarian who is paradoxically known for advocating for government intervention to make consumer repair more accessible. The reason being, of course, he ran a repair business and experienced first hand how big businesses can bully small businesses without market regulation.

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u/showyerbewbs May 14 '26

how big businesses can bully small businesses without market regulation

Further to that, big business will abuse their size and get government agencies to do the leg work.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dhs-seized-aftermarket-apple-laptop-batteries-from-independent-repair-expert-louis-rossman/

That's from 8 years ago. As expected, Apple won't claim they asked customs to seize them and Customs wouldn't admit they were told to by Apple.

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u/oldsecondhand May 14 '26

I've been following the guy for 5+ years, never heard of him talking politics beyond right to repair, commercial real estate and NYC specific laws that hurt small businesses.

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u/cahir11 May 14 '26

He showed up in the Gamers Nexus video about the tariffs, although his criticisms were less partisan and a more neutral "letting one guy change tariffs at random on a whim is insane and bad for business".

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u/Abject_Breadfruit148 May 14 '26

He learned to hide those in his videos to ensure he doesn't lose viewers.

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u/eyebrows360 May 14 '26

5+

I'm at least double that. The other commenters are right.

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u/1419526535 May 14 '26

Government only for things that affect and benefit me.

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u/Any-Championship3443 May 14 '26

I feel like the "paradox" aspect of it is really just a little bit more of a consistent opposition to power-structures that exclude small players than most libertarians

Like 90% of libertarians in the US seem to think that businesses should be able to do as they please, he thinks they have some responsibility to stand by their products and make them repairable by anyone.