Google copied our open-source code, removed engineers' names without credit
jacquesm
123 points
13 comments
September 15, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (5 comments)
MarleTangible
We were blaming Bambu Lab, but apparently Google is no different.
FabCH
Surprisingly many people in the linked Reddit thread seem to think that open source license means Google can re-license the code and strip the author info. Which is the one thing you absolutely cannot do.
hungryhobbit
Sounds like they need a good copyright lawyer. It seems like an open and shut case, and I hear this Google company might have a few $$$ to pay for a settlement ...
gnabgib
Discussion (147 points, 4 days ago, 27 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49668181
augment_me
We are beyond this now, if you complain, they can have an agent rewrite it and then it's not copied anymore. It doesn't matter and the bigger wallet wins, let it go.