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Re:YC criticized for backing AI startup that simply cloned a... by tway223 on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @09:48AM (#41708366)
Forking is not the issue. The real issue is the (mis-)presentation of the additional work and value they bring to the fork. Based on the code commits in the two repos it is minimal if anything at all, while they clearly claimed they have 100 contributors which is totally false.
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Re:YC criticized for backing AI startup that simply cloned a... by typeofhuman on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @10:57AM (#41709259)
> while they clearly claimed they have 100 contributors which is totally false.

Here's the post from the founder:

https://x.com/CodeFryingPan/status/1840248626284789956

You're absolutely right. This isn't a whoops, or nuance, or config/syntax/grammar error. It is a bold-face lie.

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