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Show credit to https://github.com/wong2/chatgpt-google-extension

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wong2 commented

Apparently you're borrowing code from https://github.com/wong2/chatgpt-google-extension so it would be nice to give credit.

jthoward64 commented

Give that wong2/chatgpt-google-extension is GPL 3 and this project is unlicensed (which implies all rights reserved) I think it's actually illegal

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shobrook commented

Done. Also added a MIT License.

josStorer commented

@tajetaje In fact, it's legal. wong2's repository was originally open-sourced under the MIT license and later changed to GPL3 (wong2/chatgpt-google-extension@62276f1), and this repository is actually based on the MIT part.

By the way, @wong2 , you seem to have created issues in multiple repositories asking them to add your project, while you removed your inspiration source (wong2/chatgpt-google-extension@c54528b). I think this is somewhat unethical. Additionally, after benefiting from the community, you closed the issues of your repository, making all the issues no longer publicly traceable, and your project no longer has any feedback channels. Moreover, you seem to be very eager to monetize, charging $400 a day for advertising fees. However, for many issues and feature requests raised by the community, you kept the issues open and followed up for several months but completely ignored them and then closed them. I am deeply dissatisfied with this.

I'm sorry for venting my emotions in this possibly unrelated repository.

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