gelstudios / gelstudios/gitfiti

Copyright vs License

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Description

Not a huge deal, but the code says:

```
# Copyright (c) 2013 Eric Romano (@gelstudios)
# released under The MIT license (MIT) http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
```

But it can't be both copyright to Eric Romano and then released under the MIT license, since the MIT license specifically mentions that you can copy and modify it however you want as long as you keep the license intact and credit Eric.

Changing it to "Originally developed by Eric Romano" or something is more in line with the spirit and legality of the MIT license, imo.

Anyway, just thought I'd mention it.

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Research direction

Search the repository for the exact copyright and MIT license text shown in the issue, then review the surrounding header. Update the attribution wording to reflect the proposed concern while preserving the license notice, and verify that the resulting header still credits Eric Romano and links to the MIT license.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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