BambuLab made an announcement recently that will affect not only BambuLab customers, but open-source advocates, and maybe even the entire 3D printing industry if left un-checked. Let's talk about it.
Link #1 - BambuLab's announcement of the new update:
https://blog.bambulab.com/firmware-update-introducing-new-authorization-control-system-2/
Link #2 - Explaining what this means in laymans terms:
https://forum.bambulab.com/t/explaining-the-auth-system-in-laymans-terms/136629
Link #3 - Louis Rossmann's explaination as to why this is an unacceptable anti-consumer move:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIyaDD8onIE
Link #4 - Another explaination of the situation, and a template for you to use to contact BBL:
https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1i3gq1t/why_you_should_care_about_bambu_labs_removing/
Link#5 - Information detailing HP's "Instant-Ink" and "All-In" programs:
https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/HP_Instant_Ink
Louis Rossmann's insanely long guide to being technically self-sufficient:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et5PPMYuOc8
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