Comment by whoisjuan
5 years ago
Could you explain roughly what was the biggest tell that he copied Replit's architecture patterns? No need to go into details, but perhaps this would make your side of the story more clear.
So far we only have seen Radon's post and emails screenshots. He seems to be very adamant about not copying any of Replit's IP. But clearly every story has two sides and I think it's very important to hear yours. Hopefully it will come in the form of a blog post or similar.
Genuinely curious and not taking sides with anyone here. I just believe that the OSS community can learn from this.
Copied or not, if he signed a non-compete, he is violating the agreement. His project absolutely competes with Replit. Do you agree with this?
Noncompetes are illegal and unenforceable in California, where Repl.it is incorporated. So if he signed a noncompete, it would actually be Repl.it that is in the wrong here, not him.
I am not sure they are 'illegal' - do you have a source for this? That being said, most non-competes are not enfoceable in Californina that's true. And that is a very good thing imo and a net positive for innovation.
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for reference: https://www.rhdtlaw.com/non-compete-california
Strong competition has been a net positive for the tech ecosystem in my opinion and what has made SV what it is today.
Replit leadership and team should focus on winning by building faster and better, not by artificially blocking innovation.
You should know by now that non-competes mean diddly squat.
Why do you keep posting about non-competes when they are not a factor in California, which is where this occurred?
I didn't actually know that. I stand corrected about that. But it's still arguably "morally wrong". Especially if Replit's unique design decisions and/or secrets are incorporated into this, as is claimed.
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After years have passed, on a noncommercial project?
See my response; https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27429135