Published: July 4, 2025
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you didnt build shit in 4 days you yoinked a gpl-v3 code, slapped an apache license on it, and called it a startup here’s a quick 101 on how not to steal open source @garrytan @ycombinator is this what you invest in? yuck

open source isn't a free for all the gplv3 license has rules: if you use gplv3 code, your project must also be gplv3 releasing it under an incompatible license (like apache 2.0) is a violation, not a "shortcut" i can send you a DMCA for it, lmao

how to convert open source into closed source (the shady way): - steal GPLv3 code - slap an Apache 2.0 license on it - wait until it gets traction, then close it up, "legally," cuz hey, it’s apache now... right

here is a side by side comparison

Image in tweet by soham
Image in tweet by soham

even the comments are the same lmao

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they even use the same random versions of libraries i use lmao

Image in tweet by soham

if you liked the work, you could’ve forked it, its open source but instead, you pretended you wrote it there are yc companies that are forks of my code 😭

bad look for @ycombinator and @garrytan, honestly to real builders out there, just build, it’s not that hard so many yc companies are just weekend wrappers, this is just another example

anyway, enough of my rant go check out http://cheatingdaddy.com, the one not made by grifters (in 4 days lmao)

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