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Over 3.1 million fake "stars" on GitHub projects used to boost rankings (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This doesn't surprise me at all... Just like bots in games. Selling a service that benefits another. Its shady, but definitely believable.

Also, what if this is an actual viable way to "market" for an open source project?

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-31-million-fake-stars-on-github-projects-used-to-boost-rankings

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 6 days ago (2 children)

But stars equal discoverabiliy, or at least contribute a good chunk to it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

Sure if you browse by github but in my use of the site over the years I go to the repo from the webpage of the project or from another source such as a link from a blog or something.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

I never went with a software project from random scrolling. It has no value to me if it doesn't meet a need I have right now.

No contributor is going to be good that doesn't use it.