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* 2022-05-23: KickStarter launch, distributing Bambu Studio binaries to every backer, reviewer and influencer without source code. They also sanitized the Abo

by hWuxH 21d ago

* 2022-05-23: KickStarter launch, distributing Bambu Studio binaries to every backer, reviewer and influencer *without source code*. They also sanitized the About dialog and removed any open-source attributions, AGPL disclosures, or links to the underlying PrusaSlicer/Slic3r code. [https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/vnzpie/comment/ieb6lq4/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/vnzpie/comment/ie...](https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/vnzpie/comment/ieb6lq4/ https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/vnzpie/comment/ie...) * 2022-05-29: Admitted it's based on PrusaSlicer [https://blog.bambulab.com/to-open-or-not-to-open-that-is-the-question/ https://blog.bambulab.com/to-open-or-not-to-open-that-is-the...](https://blog.bambulab.com/to-open-or-not-to-open-that-is-the-question/ https://blog.bambulab.com/to-open-or-not-to-open-that-is-the...) * "We would like to ask for the understanding of the community to give us some time *before we open-source* Parts 1 and 2, which is scheduled for the second half of this year." - admitted it's currently an AGPL violation * 2022-06-29: Evidence. "GPL requires release of source the moment binaries are out. Many people have had the binaries for weeks. They are 100% in violation". [https://x.com/DreadMakerAdam/status/1542216014984876036 https://x.com/DreadMakerAdam/status/1542216014984876036](https://x.com/DreadMakerAdam/status/1542216014984876036 https://x.com/DreadMakerAdam/status/1542216014984876036) * ??? * 2022-07-15: They only dumped it (with prior git history squashed) onto GitHub months after the initial release, after immense community pressure. [https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenBambu/comments/1thfslw/comment/omn1ve5/ https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenBambu/comments/1thfslw/comment/...](https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenBambu/comments/1thfslw/comment/omn1ve5/ https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenBambu/comments/1thfslw/comment/...) [https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio/issues/1 https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio/issues/1](https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio/issues/1 https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio/issues/1)

Aurornis 21d ago
> KickStarter launch, distributing Bambu Studio binaries to every backer, reviewer and influencer without source code. I don’t think you understand how Kickstarter works. The product ships after the kickstarter ends, not the moment it begins. They had the source code available around the time it was shipping. > 2022-05-29: Admitted it's based on PrusaSlicer [https://blog.bambulab.com/to-open-or-not-to-open-that-is-the... https://blog.bambulab.com/to-open-or-not-to-open-that-is-the...](https://blog.bambulab.com/to-open-or-not-to-open-that-is-the https://blog.bambulab.com/to-open-or-not-to-open-that-is-the...) * "We would like to ask for the understanding of the community to give us some time before we open-source Parts 1 and 2, which is scheduled for the second half of this year." - admitted it's currently an AGPL violation That date is still before the printers shipped. There was never any question about it being based on PrusaSlicer. > 2022-07-15: They only dumped it (with prior git history squashed) onto GitHub months after the initial release, after immense community pressure July 2022 is when the printers shipped. Why are you quoting 3 month old Reddit posts as supporting evidence when they’re just regurgitating the same content as the LWN article?
- hWuxH 21d ago
  Why are you too stupid to get that the moment software binaries for the slicer are distributed is when they have to ship source code? Next time read the AGPL instead of making smartass assumptions. When the printer hardware is released "to the general public" or "backers" is entirely irrelevant...

* 2022-05-23: KickStarter launch, distributing Bambu Studio binaries to every backer, reviewer and influencer *without source code*. They also sanitized the Abo

by hWuxH 21d ago

Aurornis 21d ago

> KickStarter launch, distributing Bambu Studio binaries to every backer, reviewer and influencer without source code. I don’t think you understand how Kickstarter works. The product ships after the kickstarter ends, not the moment it begins. They had the source code available around the time it was shipping. > 2022-05-29: Admitted it's based on PrusaSlicer [https://blog.bambulab.com/to-open-or-not-to-open-that-is-the... https://blog.bambulab.com/to-open-or-not-to-open-that-is-the...](https://blog.bambulab.com/to-open-or-not-to-open-that-is-the https://blog.bambulab.com/to-open-or-not-to-open-that-is-the...) * "We would like to ask for the understanding of the community to give us some time before we open-source Parts 1 and 2, which is scheduled for the second half of this year." - admitted it's currently an AGPL violation That date is still before the printers shipped. There was never any question about it being based on PrusaSlicer. > 2022-07-15: They only dumped it (with prior git history squashed) onto GitHub months after the initial release, after immense community pressure July 2022 is when the printers shipped. Why are you quoting 3 month old Reddit posts as supporting evidence when they’re just regurgitating the same content as the LWN article?

hWuxH 21d ago
Why are you too stupid to get that the moment software binaries for the slicer are distributed is when they have to ship source code? Next time read the AGPL instead of making smartass assumptions. When the printer hardware is released "to the general public" or "backers" is entirely irrelevant...