“Hey everyone, I want to apologize for the inappropriate use of power here.” (comment)
recommended by 1 user | 2021 | amasad on: Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project | open source | original thread |
amasad on Jun 8, 2021 | on: Replit used legal threats to kill my open-source project | view on HN

Hey everyone, I want to apologize for the inappropriate use of power here. While I do believe there is an ethical line that was crossed here, I should have called him to understand his point of view and work it out. Which is what I'll try to do now, and see if we can get his project back up again. I'm sorry Radon.

The lesson for me here is to internalize how I'm no longer the struggling kid from Jordan fighting for more than a decade to build something, and that I now have a responsibility towards our community and supporters to be kind and model better behavior. I'm sorry I let you down and I promise to do better in the future.

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adolph Jul 22, 2025 | on: Replit's CEO apologizes after its AI agent wiped a… | context

Agreed, Replit's CEO apologized for that lawsuit threat incident too. Well worth reading if you read the root comment's complaint.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27429234