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Re:Ask HN: Founders who offer free/OS and paid SaaS, how do ... by ezekg on Monday May 13, 2024 @10:41PM (#40351123)
I'd handle it the same any other business would who had their intellectual property infringed upon.
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Re:Ask HN: Founders who offer free/OS and paid SaaS, how do ... by jayd16 on Monday May 13, 2024 @11:49PM (#40351467)
How would you know?
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Re:Ask HN: Founders who offer free/OS and paid SaaS, how do ... by necovek on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @12:36AM (#40351643)
If this happens in a market far away that the original product would have a hard time reaching, it does not really matter.

But if the original product grows enough to be able to reach far away markets, then it's lawyer and discovery money would grow too.

I applaud Keygen API approach, though I really hope we find a formula that makes free software become pervasive while providing financial stability to authors and maintainers.

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Re:Ask HN: Founders who offer free/OS and paid SaaS, how do ... by ezekg on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @12:17AM (#40351563)
How would I know if somebody forked and rebranded Keygen's API to compete with me? I feel like it'd be pretty obvious unless they redesigned the entire API schema, endpoints, etc.

Not really something I'm worried about.

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Re:Ask HN: Founders who offer free/OS and paid SaaS, how do ... by madeofpalk on Tuesday May 14, 2024 @06:07AM (#40353479)
If you don't know, then it probably doesn't affect you.
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