https://github.com/alichtman/i-made-this
Have you ever wanted to develop a project, but do like, none of the work? Save time with this tool!
https://github.com/alichtman/i-made-this
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Have you ever wanted to develop a project, but do like, none of the work? Save time with this tool!
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/alichtman/i-made-this
- Owner: alichtman
- License: mit
- Created: 2018-04-22T05:54:46.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-02-14T08:28:39.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-17T05:11:31.798Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: copyright-infringement, github, plagiarism, satire, stealing
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 43.9 KB
- Stars: 46
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# i-made-this
---
`i-made-this` is the best way to quickly deploy high-quality projects on GitHub.
Why struggle through building something impressive when plenty of developers have already done it?
**Just copy someone else's code and take credit for it!**
Most devs have to go through the entire software development process. This is a long journey. It involves:
1. Coming up with a good idea.
2. Planning your implementation.
3. Developing the program.
4. Testing your code.
5. Refining it to fix any bugs you discover in testing.
6. Releasing the software.
With `i-made-this`, you can skip directly to step 6!
**What does it do?**
This script clones an existing github repository, renames it and publishes it to your github profile after removing the git history and license.
### Usage Instructions
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0. Create a new repository on GitHub for your hard work to be hosted in.
1. Navigate to the local directory you'd like to "build your project" in.
2. `$ ./i-made-this` and follow the prompts.
### Inspiration
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I found a copy one of my open-source personal projects, [`shallow-backup`](https://www.github.com/alichtman/shallow-backup), on someone else's GitHub. Now, this is exactly how the open source community should work, right? When you find a project you'd like to contribute to, you fork it and work on it.
Except, this wasn't exactly how my project was copied...
The repo I found had near-identical source code to my repo, except all the information that identified me as the author was removed.
The plagiarizing developer had stripped out:
1. Author tags I left at the top of the source code
2. MIT license in my name
3. Credit for a block of code written by a [good friend of mine](https://github.com/shobrook)
Additionally, they had replaced every instance of `shallow-backup` with a new name and swapped in new graphics.
I figured I could help by automating some of this process.
### License(d)
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Ironically, it actually is licensed.
### Acknowledgements
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+ Comic by [neodroidcomics](https://nedroidcomics.tumblr.com/post/41879001445/the-internet)