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3. Developing the program.
4. Testing your code.
5. Refining it to fix any bugs you discover in testing.
6. Releasing the software, and hoping to be recognized for your hard work and dedication.
6. Releasing the software.
With `i-made-this`, you can skip directly to step 6!
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### Inspiration
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A while ago, 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 profile. 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!
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 what was in my repo, except all the information that identified me as the author was removed.
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:
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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, she had replaced every instance of `shallow-backup` with a cheeky new name and swapped in new graphics.
Additionally, they had replaced every instance of `shallow-backup` with a new name and swapped in new graphics.
I figured I'd automate some of this process to help out any other _SoFtWaRe EnGiNeErS_ that would like to steal my work in the future.
I figured I could help by automating some of this process.
### License(d)
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