I think both Bill and Jon have discussed this at length and are both mutually respectful of what problems each are trying to solve, could be wrong. At the least, I think it's disingenuous to suggest that Odin is "mostly copied" from Jai just because they have a few similarities and share inspirations.
See [1] where Bill discusses the influences and where they've diverged longer-form.
See [1] where Bill discusses the influences and where they've diverged longer-form.
[1]: https://github.com/odin-lang/Odin/wiki/Odin-vs-Jai