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Re: My open source project got stolen by a HN user

#51

Post by hoofhearted »

hoofhearted wrote: post #50

Hey dang, this guy is out here bashing me and spreading false claims; all which have been proved to be false. Can you remove this post or something please?

OP claims I stole his project and is trashing me all of the internet and harassing my project contributors.

He claims I stole his idea 1 for 1, and just copied his work without his permission or giving him credit.

He gave me explicit permission to use his work; he has an open mit license; and I have given him credit and offered to sponsor his project.

Dang, he claims I stole his idea from him; but I have been certainly emailing you back and forth about a concept for a simple Wordpress alternatives for developers.

I was in the process of building out more content explaining the product, and preparing to launch here on hacker news as you suggested.

Re: My open source project got stolen by a HN user

#52

Post by hoofhearted »

AndreVitorio wrote: post #6
gt565k wrote: post #3

Well, your license gave them permission to pretty much do anything. As nefarious as it may be, it is not illegal. https://github.com/avitorio/outstatic/blob/canary/license.md

Yes, MIT License allows for modification, not going around claiming you wrote all the code.

Elegant operates from within the United States of America, and we can say what we want without your approval as per the first amendment of the U.S. constitution correct?

I gave you credit, did everything you asked, kissed your butt, asked you to let me join your project.

You are just scorn over something and have decided to come to the internet and spread lies and slander our name.

It’s reassuring though to see the large majority of comments on this thread say that I didn’t do anything wrong, and tough shit on your part.

Get over it already, and work on fixing your bugs and user friction so that I can use your code directly in my project without having to rewrite it unit tests and solid design principals.

Re: My open source project got stolen by a HN user

#53

Post by hoofhearted »

oneepic wrote: post #22

I think you're right that he stole your work without proper attribution. I'd suggest reporting his Reddit thread(s) if you haven't already. Or start a new thread like this HN one.

He took your advice, and posted slander on the next.js thread and caused a ton of people to start messaging me and harassing me and our project contributors.

The next.js mods review his claims and said that he didn’t have any grounds for a claim because he used an open mit license.

They locked the thread and said the matter was over.

OP blew it up and tried to take it further to other subreddits, and this stupid drama even pulled in Lee Robinson from Vercel.

I am making updates to my project based off the communities feedback.

Is there anything else you can recommend?

Re: My open source project got stolen by a HN user

#54

Post by hoofhearted »

AndreVitorio wrote: post #23
oneepic wrote: post #22

I think you're right that he stole your work without proper attribution. I'd suggest reporting his Reddit thread(s) if you haven't already. Or start a new thread like this HN one.

Thanks for the suggestion. I did create a thread on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/nextjs/comments/17wujjc/my_open_sou...

Hey Andre, I apologize for any grievances or ill feelings you have towards Elegant or my team.

I’m sorry for any miscommunications or misunderstandings, and I would be more than happy to take this offline and resolve this without continuing to pull in the development community.

Re: My open source project got stolen by a HN user

#55

Post by hoofhearted »

Hey HN,

These claims that op has made have been found to be false. His project uses an Open MIT license, and I forked it like a good OSS community member does.

The main dealer breaker for me not using his code directly within my project was a serious GDPR and data privacy violation that I found on the surface of OP’s code.

https://github.com/avitorio/outstatic/blob/d440f8f53ee559fb3...

There is no disclaimers or privacy polices within OP’s website, project, or readers that say he is collecting analytics data, including sensitive GitHub project details.

Some of my users and customers require ISO2700 and SOC2 compliant solutions, and this was a huge red flag to us.

I contacted OP about it, and other security issues, but he blew me off and turned to trashing me online like this.

What do you think?

Re: My open source project got stolen by a HN user

#57

Post by hoofhearted »

Tiberium wrote: post #28

For more context, the author of the fork seemed to have stepped in to "answer" some of the concerns in the Reddit thread by OP, and some of it is just plain hilarious. https://www.reddit.com/r/nextjs/comments/17wujjc/my_open_sou... Claiming that the project is "a copy of a copy" because the author forgot to switch the license from the template MIT which had "Vercel" in it - https://www.reddit.com/r/nextjs/comments/17…

That wasn’t the claim at all actually

Re: My open source project got stolen by a HN user

#58

Post by hoofhearted »

Tiberium wrote: post #28

For more context, the author of the fork seemed to have stepped in to "answer" some of the concerns in the Reddit thread by OP, and some of it is just plain hilarious. https://www.reddit.com/r/nextjs/comments/17wujjc/my_open_sou... Claiming that the project is "a copy of a copy" because the author forgot to switch the license from the template MIT which had "Vercel" in it - https://www.reddit.com/r/nextjs/comments/17…

I had also been working to resolve a number of major issues within Outstatic such as licensing and GDPR concerns with the author himself privately; as to not disclose major issues on a public forum like that from out of respect.

I appreciate and understand your feelings.

What changes or updates can I make based on your feedback?

Re: My open source project got stolen by a HN user

#59

Post by hoofhearted »

dun44 wrote: post #36
ricardobeat wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This a comparison of the src folders using Meld: https://postimg.cc/sM2HDP7G In the scrollbars on the right, blue is modified, green is new, black is equal. Only a handful of hooks, helpers and simple components are still the same. 90% sounds quite far from reality. Not that I think the lack of credit given to the original project isn’t scummy, but… it’s just someone being an asshole, not much you can do about that.

Have you verified that those changes are not something trivial like formatting?

Yes, I have verified that the changes aren’t trivial.

Our project includes near 100% test coverage, and enterprise features that any serious development shop will require.

ISO27000/27001 compliance is a big start in non trivial changes.

Re: My open source project got stolen by a HN user

#60

Post by hoofhearted »

solardev wrote: post #7
gt565k wrote: post #3

Well, your license gave them permission to pretty much do anything. As nefarious as it may be, it is not illegal. https://github.com/avitorio/outstatic/blob/canary/license.md

It's not really about the law either, it's just a total dick move. They could've approached the OP about being co maintainers, or simply say that it's a forked version with improvements, or whatever. No need to steal credit and impersonate the OP.

I have screenshots of conversations with OP offering to co maintainers and partners.

OP actually agreed, and then blocked me on Twitter lol..

No where am I impersonating OP. I am my own person, and will never claim to be someone else.

100% authentic Brandon Owens. I’ve been an ADHD disrupter all my life, ever since I was in grade school. Why would I stop now?

https://brandonowens.me/

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