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My open source project was relicensed by a YC company [license updated]
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kratoskr221
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Is there a way to file lawsuits for such cases? These incidents lead to death of open-source and crush hearts of open-source developers.
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tombert
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I believe that BusyBox sued over violations like 17 years ago. I am not aware of any other instances.
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Wikipedia has a list
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_license_litigation
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