Please remove mole.fit references and original UI design from this project · Issue #36 · caezium/Burrow · GitHub
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Please remove mole.fit references and original UI design from this project #36
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tw93<br>opened on Jun 10, 2026
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Hi, I'm the author of Mole CLI and mole.fit.
I appreciate the attribution in the README, and building on an MIT-licensed CLI is totally fine.
But I have two concerns:
The tagline "A free, open-source mole.fit" directly positions this as a free replacement for my paid product, and the comparison table is designed to undercut mole.fit sales. I built the CLI for free and the GUI is how I sustain the project. Please don't market it as "the free version of my paid product."
The UI and interaction design closely replicate mole.fit's visual layout, navigation structure, and overall look and feel. The MIT license covers the CLI source code, not the GUI's design, branding, or trade dress. These are original to mole.fit and are not open-sourced.
To be frank: if this is what happens when I open-source my work, I'll have to seriously reconsider open-sourcing anything in the future, or even close-source Mole CLI entirely. That's a lose-lose for everyone.
Could you:
Remove "A free, open-source mole.fit" from the repo description and README
Redesign the UI to be your own rather than replicating mole.fit's layout and visual style
Reframe the comparison table to be less adversarial
You're welcome to build your own GUI on top of mo, but please make it your own.
Thanks.
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