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931 points sohzm | 2 comments | 04 Jul 25 02:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.494s | source
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VoidWhisperer ◴[04 Jul 25 02:46 UTC] No.44460737[source]▶
In a general sense, open source theft is bad, obviously. I have trouble feeling bad for this specific case though, given that it is a tool for cheating in interviews and tests.
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roncesvalles ◴[04 Jul 25 02:48 UTC] No.44460740[source]▶
A GPL violation is a GPL violation.
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stitched2gethr ◴[04 Jul 25 03:12 UTC] No.44460870[source]▶
I made an OSS tool to help you cheat on your taxes, screw your business partner, or ensure your ex wife cannot see the children. Someone stole the source and is backed by a major VC firm. Is the thought different at all or exactly the same? Just raising the question.
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1. weird-eye-issue ◴[04 Jul 25 03:17 UTC] No.44460888[source]▶
Google search and the internet can help you with all of those. Maybe we should ban the internet.
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2. Thorrez ◴[04 Jul 25 04:53 UTC] No.44461227[source]▶
So can electricity.

The difference is that the tool "cheating daddy" was specifically created for the purpose of cheating. Electricity, the Internet, and Google were not created for that purpose.

Cheating daddy's tagline is "If you're gonna cheat, cheat better".

Not that I'm in any way defending Cluely/Glass. Cluely's X bio is "cheat (noun) – an advantage so good it's unfair; rewrites the balance between effort and outcome."

Disclosure: I work at Google by my thoughts are my own.