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Honestly, I figure that being on the front page of Hacker News like this is more than shame enough to get a human from the common sense department to read and r

by xena 2y ago

Honestly, I figure that being on the front page of Hacker News like this is more than shame enough to get a human from the common sense department to read and respond to the email I sent politely asking them to stop scraping my git server. If I don't get a response by next Tuesday, I'm getting a lawyer to write a formal cease and desist letter.

DrBenCarson 2y ago
Lol you really think an ephemeral HN ranking will make change?
- xena 2y ago
  There's only one way to find out!
- usefulcat 2y ago
  It's not unheard of. But neither would I count on it.
- JadeNB 2y ago
  It did yesterday! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42740516 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42740516
gazchop 2y ago
No one gives a fuck in this industry until someone turns up with bigger lawyers. This is behaviour which is written off with no ethical concerns as ok until that bigger fish comes along. Really puts me off it.
amarcheschi 2y ago
It's computer science, nothing changes on corpo side until they get a lawyer letter. And even then, it's probably not going to be easy
Aurornis 2y ago
Someone from Amazon already responded: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42751729 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42751729 > If I don't get a response by next Tuesday, I'm getting a lawyer to write a formal cease and desist letter. Given the details, I wouldn’t waste your money on lawyers unless you have some information other than the user agent string.