OccupySaaS: laid-off engineers use AI to build open-source clones of ex-employers' SaaS
evilsocket · x · 2026-11-15
evilsocket highlights OccupySaaS, a 'protest movement written in code' launched October 2026 under Apache-2.0. Laid-off engineers, armed with AI and public documentation, are building clean-room, open-source, drop-in replacements for the SaaS platforms of the companies that fired them — claiming a community of 1,000,000, with first releases already out.
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