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Only if you equate sternly worded letters from the CEO with a visit from murderous thugs who steal your stuff.
by EarlKing 5y ago
Only if you equate sternly worded letters from the CEO with a visit from murderous thugs who steal your stuff.
- sudosysgen 5y agoI don't think threatening an extortionate lawsuit that's going to cost 100k$ is morally any better as stealing 100k$ worth of stuff and destroying it.
- 29athrowaway 5y ago"You don't need to remind you the essence of competition is always been quite simple, any kid working in a garage anywhere in the world with a good idea can put us out of business". Harassing independent developers working is an important component of the Antitrust plot. And that's what the replit guy is doing. Milo: It would be open source, we offer it free to everybody, just charge for tech support. Gary: Wow, free. It's a cut-throat business we're in Milo. It's just a matter of time before someone borrows your technology, improves it and makes a billion dollars on it. What would you do with a billion dollars Milo? ... The question really is, How many of the people you share discoveries with will be altruistic? and how many will make fortunes of your generosity? The movie shows the conflict between open source and proprietary software. Between altruism and financial opportunity.