Non YT link: https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=eb48MdtNaDQ
OrcaSlicer is a fork of the open source project BambuStudio, which is a fork of Prusa Slicer, which is a fork of Slic3r
Bambu Lab default setup requires print files to go through their servers, meaning they can see everything you ever print on your printer, unless you take extra steps to prevent it (like blocking the printer from connecting to the internet and locking it in dev mode)
Bambu threatened legal action against OrcaSlicer devs, accusing them of actions for things that developer didn’t do using their own open-source code to do what they say he did
Instead of finding solutions to community issues and security bugs, Bambu seems to enjoy writing blog posts to put people who oppose them on blast. They had a similar blog post last year blaming community backlash on unfortunate “misinformation”.
The better play might just be to skip Bambu altogether
I take don’t understand why people didn’t see this coming from the start. The while ecosystem was engineered for their control. Just a vague promise of “we’ll be good” was apparently convincing enough. Even after last year’s incident, this was at best a little asterisk at the end of a review or something.
I also get that it is only relevant for enthusiasts in practice, but then again who knows where (or if) they will stop? It’s possible you only use bambu filaments soon and prices go 3x. They can just do that any time they want. Will they? No idea. But they can.