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by markthethomas 4112 days ago
Is it just me, or does it bother anyone that the design seems SO ripped from Github? Github's UI has a lot to be said for it and perhaps emulation is more of a compliment here, but...even the icon font glyphs...
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jordigh 4112 days ago
Look-and-feel is famously not copyrightable in the US, and there's a familiar interface brings a lot of benefit to the user.

So, no, it does not bother me. :-)

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markthethomas 4112 days ago
Totally valid -- I guess I just like to see projects that try something new out, develop their own design, or at least put their own spin on something. Just a personal preference, really.
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chrisdotcode 4112 days ago
They are literally using Github's icons set.

https://octicons.github.com/

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davefp 4112 days ago
Looks like the font itself is OFL and any code is MIT, so reuse is perfectly reasonable.

https://github.com/github/octicons/blob/master/LICENSE.txt

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