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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by stOneskull on Monday June 07, 2021 @05:35PM (#27427329)
yep. we just won't ever use replit. their name is mud now.
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by jascii on Monday June 07, 2021 @06:00PM (#27427670)
I'm still hoping the CEO will come out of the woods with something like: "I'm sorry, I had a shitty day and acted like an ass." But that might be more grown-up than is realistic...
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by heavyset_go on Monday June 07, 2021 @06:20PM (#27427978)
> I'm still hoping the CEO will come out of the woods with something like: "I'm sorry, I had a shitty day and acted like an ass."

We hope, but this is what we got:

> As a matter of principle, when someone goes into your home and steals from you, even if it's not material, you have to respond.

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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by jascii on Monday June 07, 2021 @06:12PM (#27427855)
And indeed: https://twitter.com/amasad/status/1401957368510906369
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Re:Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project by stOneskull on Monday June 07, 2021 @07:10PM (#27428516)
and the riju forking has begun
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