Bambu Studio violates the GNU AGPL v3 by integrating the closed-source `bambu_networking` plugin into its software.

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Why bambu_networking violates the AGPL in Bambu Studio L: https://github.com/jarczakpawel/OrcaSlicer-bambulab/blob/main/bambu_agpl.md C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48175820 posted on 2026.05.18 at 01:18:21 (c=2, p=6)

Why bambu_networking violates the AGPL in Bambu Studio ---- - an hour ago | 8 points | 3 comments - URL: https://github.com/jarczakpawel/OrcaSlicer-bambulab/blob/main/bambu_agpl.md - Discussions: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48175820 - Summary: The document argues that Bambu Studio violates the GNU AGPL v3 by integrating the closed-source `bambu_networking` plugin. Evidence from Bambu Studio's public source code shows the AGPL application is specifically designed to require this component: it hardcodes the library name and version, defines a shared C++ ABI with callbacks and data structures, dynamically loads the library, resolves 108 functions, and uses it for core features like login, LAN/cloud printing, monitoring, MakerWorld, camera access, and file transfer. Furthermore, Bambu Studio downloads, installs, updates, and versions the plugin against itself. The author contends this deep integration—control flow, intimate data communication, and main UI thread callbacks—means the plugin qualifies as part of the "Corresponding Source" under AGPLv3 Section 1. The text dismisses counterarguments that the plugin is optional, a "mere aggregate," or a system library, and asserts that distributing the AGPL program with this closed component without providing its source under compatible terms poses a copyright compliance issue under U.S. and EU law.

Why bambu_networking violates the AGPL in Bambu Studio https://github.com/jarczakpawel/OrcaSlicer-bambulab/blob/main/bambu_agpl.md #github