3d Printing on MacWorkshttps://macworks.dev/tags/3d-printing/Recent content in 3d Printing on MacWorksHugoen2026-05-24https://macworks.dev/docs/week/hackernews/hackernews-2026-05-24/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://macworks.dev/docs/week/hackernews/hackernews-2026-05-24/<h1 id="hacker-news--2026-05-24">Hacker News — 2026-05-24<a class="anchor" href="#hacker-news--2026-05-24">#</a></h1> <h2 id="top-story">Top Story<a class="anchor" href="#top-story">#</a></h2> <p>Bambu Lab&rsquo;s aggressive move against an open-source developer is sending shockwaves through the 3D printing community. After Bambu threatened a developer over his fork of OrcaSlicer—which bypassed Bambu&rsquo;s proprietary network locks using their own AGPL-licensed code—the community has rallied, with prominent advocates and creators pledging tens of thousands of dollars to defend him. It is classic HN drama: a company that built an empire on open-source foundations (like PrusaSlicer and Slic3r) attempting to slam the door shut behind them.</p>