OrcaSlicer-BambuLab project would have restored cloud access to Orca fans.
Makes me feel better about not buying Bambu. At the time of their closing off their printers fans claimed it was a technicality in their change to their license and wouldn’t affect anything.
They’re no longer the best in their price ranges. Under $500 there are several enclosed CoreXY that are better than the A1 and even an Anycubic X that’s has a far more advanced print head over the A1.
In the under $1000 category the U1 outclasses everything Bambu while being completely open source.
The “eco system” claim for Bambu is a marketing lie. Any printer lets you download models from any website, including Bambu, and print. Most all printers let you scan the RFID tag on compatible filament to save the time of adding it on the printer’s screen. But other printers like Snapmaker are adding rfid support for all filament brands.
Don’t worry folks, its for your own good. “Security.”
No fair, making the thing you bought do something it’s fully capable of doing without renting the privilege over and over again
Why did he remove it if he was in the right? Surely he could have ignored their c&d letters without any financial repercussions. It’s not like bureaucracy ensures someones work only creates profit for business owners.
*i thought it’d be obv lol… /s
Even if you’re legally right doesn’t mean you can survive the legal costs of proving that in court.
Maybe https://ij.org/ can help pick up the cost. Section 1201 of the DMCA needs to die in a fire.
Maybe Rossman & FULU Foundation? This sounds related
I’ve always thought of Fulu as a law passing organization. IJ is more for fighting lawsuits that benefit all of the people.
To me this seems more of a “we want to control the use of online features that connect to our servers” and less of a “you can’t enable your seat warmers without paying” sort of thing.
