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Enshittification

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Non YT link: https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=eb48MdtNaDQ

OrcaSlicer is a fork of the open source project BambuStudio, which is a fork of Prusa Slicer, which is a fork of Slic3r

Bambu Lab default setup requires print files to go through their servers, meaning they can see everything you ever print on your printer, unless you take extra steps to prevent it (like blocking the printer from connecting to the internet and locking it in dev mode)

Bambu threatened legal action against OrcaSlicer devs, accusing them of actions for things that developer didn't do using their own open-source code to do what they say he did

Instead of finding solutions to community issues and security bugs, Bambu seems to enjoy writing blog posts to put people who oppose them on blast. They had a similar blog post last year blaming community backlash on unfortunate "misinformation".

The better play might just be to skip Bambu altogether

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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 31 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It has been clear for ages that bambu labs is run by shitty people. Idk why this is still a topic of discussion. The 3D printing community has gone downhill if this shit doesnt lead to a big boycott.

[–] NightFantom@slrpnk.net 21 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

It's often not clear for everyone, even if it's clear for you. As a person who's not into 3d printing yet, but interested, all I know is youtubers that mention some sponsor brand, and often its bambu. So I'm glad I see this pass by on c/all before I actually take the jump and guess wrong.

True, for new people its different of course. I meant "topic of discussion" inside the community.

[–] mrcleanup@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Heck, I had a used MakerBot replicator 2 for years and bambu is what got me motivated to get into the modern era of printers, and boy, it has delivered.

Despite all this poor decision-making, it really is a great machine, it's too bad the company doesn't seem to be able to read the room on what people want.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

Depends what you think this community is. If you think it's Youtubers, no, they will still be sucking from the Bambu teat. The problem is Youtube changed the business model for content creators such that unless you have sponsorship and a Patreon account, you don't make money anymore from YouTube. They don't care because they want new users, not experienced printers.