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Re:One programmer broke the internet by deleting left-pad (2... by sime2009 on Monday September 06, 2021 @03:42AM (#28431404)
If you want the power to make your creations disappear whenever you want, then the last thing you should do is publish them under an Open Source software license. An important aspect of OSS and Free Software is that other people can use the software, modify it, and redistribute it, and there is no one out there, not even the creator, who can withdraw permission whenever they feel like it.

NPM had every right to republish those packages. Koçulu gave full consent when he originally published them as OSS.

If this bothers you, then maybe you should reconsider your licensing choices.

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