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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by jakelazaroff on Monday June 07, 2021 @01:03PM (#27424986)
> Also there appers to be a level of trust here (at least the Replit CEO trusted that OP will not make this go viral on HN and spiral into a PR nightmare I suppose, which though is the most entertaining path it can take)

I don’t get what you’re saying here. It’s not a breach of trust to speak publicly about someone threatening legal action against you.

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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by seoaeu on Monday June 07, 2021 @02:34PM (#27426280)
If fact, most people would probably consider threatening legal action to be forfeiting any trust the two might previously have had.
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by sintaxi on Monday June 07, 2021 @05:55PM (#27427603)
Agreed. Also denying the request for a courtesy call after the takedown was a bit insulting considering the work was trashed without a fight.
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