Bambu Lab Authorization Control System: Difference between revisions

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* Providing an official API for third-party slicers under specific licensing agreements that allow secure authorized usage.<ref>https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/issues/8063</ref>

== Bambu Corporate Strategy vs Maker Community Values==

~~=== Conflict with Open Source and Maker Values ===~~

Bambu Lab's printers had previously been praised for their integration with open-source tools & community-developed software{{Citation needed}}. The authorization system departs from , moving from an open ecosystem where users could freely modify & automate their printers to a closed, manufacturer-controlled environment. This change impacts:

* Users of open-source slicing software like OrcaSlicer

* Community developers who create tools and modifications

* Users who modify their printers' behavior through custom scripts and automation

* Those who prefer local network control over cloud-based solutions<ref>https://forum.bambulab.com/t/this-new-auth-system-will-make-me-sell-my-printers/135400</ref>

=== Impact on Professional Users and Print Farms ===

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 * Providing an official API for third-party slicers under specific licensing agreements that allow secure authorized usage.<ref>https://github.com/SoftFever/OrcaSlicer/issues/8063</ref>
 == Bambu Corporate Strategy vs Maker Community Values<!-- the framing of this whole section comes across as quite opinionated, and it repeats a lot of factual information from earlier. reccommend cutting most of it, and reducing to a paragraph or two detailing the community response -->==
-=== Conflict with Open Source and Maker Values ===
-Bambu Lab's printers had previously been praised for their integration with open-source tools & community-developed software{{Citation needed}}. The authorization system departs from , moving from an open ecosystem where users could freely modify & automate their printers to a closed, manufacturer-controlled environment. This change impacts:
-* Users of open-source slicing software like OrcaSlicer
-* Community developers who create tools and modifications
-* Users who modify their printers' behavior through custom scripts and automation
-* Those who prefer local network control over cloud-based solutions<ref>https://forum.bambulab.com/t/this-new-auth-system-will-make-me-sell-my-printers/135400</ref>
 === Impact on Professional Users and Print Farms ===