YC is at our best when backing founders with an ethos of building for others,
including strong open source developers like the founders of Continue
[https://continue.dev] and many others.
Earlier this week, a startup in the current batch, PearAI, was criticized online
for an inappropriate approach to open source, particularly in how it approached
forking Continue [https://continue.dev]. Out of instinct to defend YC companies,
I supported PearAI without knowing all the facts. In this case the c