Why bambu_networking violates the AGPL in Bambu Studio
The article discusses the compliance issues of Bambu Studio with the AGPL license due to its integration with the closed-source bambu_networking component. It argues that the way bambu_networking is designed and utilized within Bambu Studio violates the AGPL's requirement for providing the 'Corresponding Source.' The author emphasizes that the plugin is not an independent add-on but a crucial part of the program's operation, which raises legal concerns.
- ▪Bambu Studio is licensed under GNU AGPL v3, while bambu_networking is based on non-free libraries.
- ▪The integration of bambu_networking into Bambu Studio is designed as an essential component rather than an independent plugin.
- ▪The AGPL requires that all components integral to the program's operation must be open-sourced, which bambu_networking fails to comply with.
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Why bambu_networking violates the AGPL in Bambu Studio This text describes the problem with bambu_networking based on the public Bambu Studio source code. This is not about whether Bambu Lab must allow every fork into its cloud. That is a separate topic. This is about something simpler: Bambu Studio is an AGPL v3 program, and its public code shows that the closed bambu_networking component is downloaded, installed, dynamically loaded and used as an integral part of the program's operation.
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