Comment by orliesaurus
5 years ago
That's really shitty. I wonder what the founders of Replit have to say about this? They're active on HN so I hope they can address this publicly...
EDIT: I mean the screenshots are irrefutable evidence of how bad this has escalated - it started as a normal convo and went downwards like the CEO was out to get some blood for no reason ... now I guess you're gonna get a lawyer threat letter to take down the whole blogpost because you've revealed private conversations without both parties' consent?
> now I guess you're gonna get a lawyer threat letter to take down the whole blogpost because you've revealed private conversations without both parties' consent?
Absent any NDA or other contract, there is nothing requiring the other party’s consent to publish correspondence in the US.
What about option 3) here [1] - this email was initiated by Replit's CEO - so publishing the original email is...bad? [1] https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/3980/is-it-legal-to-...
What is option 3? Nobody numbered anything. If you're talking about copyright, this is obviously fair use.
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+1
Finally someone raising the valid point about "it all depends on the legal paperwork signed."
How would an NDA cover corrospondence with an intern from 2 years ago?
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Their silence on this matter speaks volumes. I’ve seen the Replit founders comment on just about every other HN post that pops up regarding their company so it’s quite surprising that they’ve made no comment here. Very curious to hear the other side of the story if there is one.
Here's a glimpse of the other side of the story, a reply from the CEO a few min ago: https://twitter.com/amasad/status/1401957368510906369?s=19
He's implying here that Radon used source code from replit. That's a pretty big claim to make, I'm curious if that's the case.
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That doesn't seem to make replit look any better.
> There is a difference between copying a feature and actually getting intro a contract, and access to the code, copying it and calling it open-source.
> 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.
EDIT: Added quote. The implication seems to be that he thinks source code was stolen and this has nothing to do with design.
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