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That project looks exactly the same, is this a complete rip-off or coincidence?...

• mellosouls 6y ago
  I don't think that's fair - it uses the same name and idea, both of which are pretty obvious if you were going to write one yourself but is implemented in a different language and as more of a hack. The author should tip the hat if it was inspired by the other, but "rip off" is unnecessary. Having said that, I'm pleased to know about the python original (?), I will give it a whirl.
• superasn 6y ago
  No man. Never even heard of the other one until 20 hours ago. Also as I replied to another comment this looks for programming related questions while mine is more general linux realted. Also both are free open source software with their source available so feel free to compare before accusing me of making a rip-off. But, overall I'm quite happy with the response I got here, and I still really wanna make more of such things.
  • gitgud 6y ago
    Sorry to accuse you without any evidence, sounds a bit aggressive in hindsight. I just find it amazing that you created a very similar tool by the exact same name without realising it "howdoi". However I can understand it. Funny story, my username "gitgud" was something I chose at random (I think git is good). Turns out there's a reasonably popular project called [1] gitgud, which I didn't event know existed! (so I can understand coincidental name collisions like "howdoi") > But, overall I'm quite happy with the response I got here, and I still really wanna make more of such things. You should! these projects are why I come here :) [1] https://gitgud.io https://gitgud.io