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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by TAForObvReasons on Monday June 07, 2021 @12:42PM (#27424696)
They were funded by YCombinator. Should we expect other YC companies to go after open source projects?
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by halfmatthalfcat on Monday June 07, 2021 @12:46PM (#27424742)
I would love to know how YC does their DD because it seems like it’s the most shallow and uninformed, meme-driven process.
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by lapp0 on Monday June 07, 2021 @12:55PM (#27424881)
It appears there's at least a little nepotism and/or incompetence at play, considering crap like Dreamworld got YC'd

https://www.pcgamer.com/dreamworld-infinite-world-mmo-kickst...

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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by toyg on Monday June 07, 2021 @01:07PM (#27425059)
Tbh, YC is not a public taxpayer-funded institution: they are free to fund whomever they like, be it nephews, spouses, or relatives.
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by lapp0 on Monday June 07, 2021 @01:13PM (#27425144)
Of course, but they're liable to damage their reputation as a VC firm if they continue funding garbage without vetting it at all, just cause someone's techbro buddy asked nicely for YC's backing.
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by moogly on Monday June 07, 2021 @01:15PM (#27425176)
And we're free to call it for what it is: nepotism
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by bosswipe on Monday June 07, 2021 @08:09PM (#27429013)
Yes but a lot of YC's value derives from their reputation which is given to them by people like us.
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by detaro on Monday June 07, 2021 @12:49PM (#27424792)
Why would funding by YC in any way suggest that a startup might not do that?
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