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Sorry, but no. Publishing open source software incurs a self-imposed obligation to the community to support it--and that means most of what Mr. Hickey claims aren't entitlements--or else explicitly abdicate responsibility (and thus control) of it.

There are of course no legal obligations (unless the specific license of the project specifies otherwise). But this isn't about that. It's about the expectations and norms that develop in a community.



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