Potential license attribution issue in derivative repository
Hi, thanks for maintaining this project — it's widely used and very well designed.
While exploring GitHub stats implementations, I noticed a repository that appears to be substantially derived from this project:
https://github.com/ishandutta2007/beautiful-github-homepage
Observations:
Core Algorithm -
calculateRank.jsappears identical, including:- Same mathematical formulas (exponential_cdf, log_normal_cdf)
- Identical weight coefficients
- Same rank level system
Type Definitions - TypeScript interfaces in
src/cards/types.d.tsandsrc/fetchers/types.d.tsmatch exactlyProject Architecture - Largely mirrors this repository:
- Similar directory structure (src/cards, src/fetchers, src/common)
- Renamed but functionally equivalent files (e.g., repo.js → repo-card.js)
- Identical theme configurations
License Concern ⚠️
- Original repo has:
Copyright (c) 2020 Anurag Hazra - Other repo has:
Copyright (c) 2020 Ishan - MIT license requires attribution preservation
- Original repo has:
The question:
Rather than assuming intent, I wanted to ask: Are you aware of this repository? And if so, is the copyright notice removal something you're concerned about from a licensing perspective?
If this is indeed derived work, would you want the original attribution restored to comply with MIT license requirements?
Thanks for your consideration.
Source: anuraghazra/github-readme-stats