Microsoft Forked My Open Source Project and Didn't Credit Me
2025-04-21
An independent developer recounts how Microsoft copied their open-source project, Spegel, designed to solve Kubernetes cluster scalability issues caused by image registry outages. After initial contact and discussions with Microsoft engineers about potential collaboration, the developer discovered Microsoft's Peerd project, which strikingly resembles Spegel in functionality, code structure, comments, and even test cases, suggesting direct copying. This experience led to significant frustration and questions about collaboration models between large corporations and individual developers, the implications of open-source licensing, and the challenges of maintaining open-source projects.
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