Anarchise is selling stolen plugin code

[mikeester]

Link the current Sythe account: Anarchise
Which violation you are reporting the user for: Plagiarism
Why you think they're violating Sythe rules: Selling OpenOSRS plugins where the code does not belong to them.

Their thread: Anarchise' Plugins / BEST VALUE / Pest Control / Tempoross / Vorkath / Zulrah / Rune Dragons /
Their discord ID: 533723972802445312
Proof of their discord ID: https://gfycat.com/DefenselessWelloffArthropods

Summary
Anarchise sells premium plugins for the OpenOSRS client. It was discovered that the majority of his plugins were actually just copy-pasted from free, open source plugins with their name changed and a price tag slapped on. When confronted, anarchise released a handful of plugins for free instead but claimed that the remaining ones were their own yet it is likely that this is false.


Exhibit 1
Taking a free, open source pk tools plugin and renaming it and selling it

Original creator: Ben93riggs
Original source: plugins/pktools/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/pktools at master · ben93riggs/plugins

The name of the plugin was renamed to "APKer" yet the inner details remained and the original creator, ben93riggs, did too.
https://i.imgur.com/B3hUQjy.png

Anarchise selling the plugin in his discord - note that the message was edited to refer to ben93riggs' name after the fact. This was prior to releasing it free.
https://i.imgur.com/3uuieB2.png

A look inside the plugin. Note the exact same naming of files and setup.
https://i.imgur.com/4wYI85j.png

Not offering refunds for the plugins that were premium but then released free after getting called out. Instead you get store credit to spend on stuff that's free elsewhere!
https://i.imgur.com/c1SiqZG.png


Exhibit 2
Anarchise's premium vorkath plugin shares similarities with open source vorkath plugins

Original creators: Oiuyo, xKylee
Original source:
Oiuyo Vorkath: Oli-plugins/olivorkath at master · Oiuyo/Oli-plugins
xKylee Vorkath: plugins-source/VorkathPlugin.java at master · xKylee/plugins-source

Combination of Oiuyo's and xKylee's work in anarchise's vorkath source
https://i.imgur.com/fZPVVno.png

Specific comparison:
https://i.imgur.com/98lXBVj.png


Exhibit 3
Anarchise's premium zulrah plugin shares many similarities with an open source zulrah prayer plugin.

Original creator: Dab
Original source: Dab-plugins/ZulrahAutoPrayers/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/ZulrahAutoPrayers at master · Dabalon/Dab-plugins

Same resource image files, which I don't think are even used in his plugin so he must have forgot to remove them. Oops!
https://i.imgur.com/qNi3ml6.png

Same utility classes etc.
https://i.imgur.com/XHhNKmm.png


Exhibit 4
Skiller plugin copied and released as premium (now released free)

Original creator: Illumine
Original source: illu-plugins/ipowerskiller/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/ipowerskiller at master · illumineawake/illu-plugins

Same files
https://i.imgur.com/vlRE8tz.png

Take a look at these files, near identical
Illumine: illu-plugins/iPowerSkillerPlugin.java at master · illumineawake/illu-plugins
Anarchise: aplugins/ASkillerPlugin.java at master · Anarchise/aplugins
https://i.imgur.com/uLYzBoJ.png


Notes
At the very least the users who paid for the open source plugins should be refunded.

Ideally, anarchise should have to submit his premium plugin source for review to be compared with open source materials and ensure it is his work that he's selling.

In my opinion it's okay to take snippets, inspiration etc from open source work and use it (credited) in your own commercial work (if the licensing allows it), but only as long as the majority of the work is yours.
If you've simply "added a few features" it should remain open source and free.

 

[mikeester]

Anarchise claiming he would refund buyers of the open source stuff taken from ben93riggs (2nd Jan 2022)
https://i.imgur.com/9gaJe9Z.png

(refer back to the message one day later in his discord stating no refunds https://i.imgur.com/c1SiqZG.png)

 

[Anarchise]

Ben agreed there was no issue over the situation because he was fully credited throughout, the plugin was left in his name with him as the provider. Which is why it only went open sourced. I would show proof but I was banned over personal beef with hothead Jim.

Both Vorkath and Zulrah plugin have only slight similarities because only very small snippets have been used. At least 90% of both of those plugins are written by me.

The only plugin which i will hands down admit was copy and pasted was the Skiller plugin, however this plugin has been free and open sourced since day one. I did also admit this to illumine directly as you can see
imgur.com

 

[mikeester]

Ben agreed there was no issue over the situation because he was fully credited throughout, the plugin was left in his name with him as the provider. Which is why it only went open sourced. I would show proof but I was banned over personal beef with hothead Jim.

Or was his name left in the inner details because you forgot to change them? Why bother changing the displayed plugin name to "APKer" if you intended to credit him and leave his name on? You only credited after being called out, and edited the announcement message.

Both Vorkath and Zulrah plugin have only slight similarities because only very small snippets have been used. At least 90% of both of those plugins are written by me.

The similarities shown above does not amount to less than 10%

The only plugin which i will hands down admit was copy and pasted was the Skiller plugin, however this plugin has been free and open sourced since day one. I did also admit this to illumine directly as you can see
imgur.com

Then why was it being loaded in your premium plugin loader?
https://i.imgur.com/SfyFvuV.png

 

[Anarchise]

Or was his name left in the inner details because you forgot to change them? Why bother changing the displayed plugin name to "APKer" if you intended to credit him and leave his name on? You only credited after being called out, and edited the announcement message.


The similarities shown above does not amount to less than 10%



Then why was it being loaded in your premium plugin loader?
https://i.imgur.com/SfyFvuV.png

Only one function used in vorkath that is copied directly from another source code, calculateAcidFreePath, which to be exact is 104 lines of code, even counting the empty ones. Vorkath source code has over 1500 lines total. That totals a lot less than 10%.

ASkiller being loaded in there was literally nothing more than a mistake when copying the jars to the server, you're welcome to ask if any of the members have ever paid for the skiller plugin & I guarantee none of them have

 

[Anarchise]

Just to fully clarify, there are 14 total plugins in our server. Only ONE if these were created and sold on from somebody else’s work (the PKer plugin as originally mentioned) however Ben was happy I had made enough of my own additions to the source code. Regardless of this I decided to still make the plugin free anyway to cure any sour tastes it may have left behind. The rest of the plugins are ALL written, at least 90-95% by myself.

if a member of the forum staff truly does wish to brush over and verify the source codes of the plugins which remain closed source, I’d be happy to show it

 

[mikeester]

Another nice case of "Hey can I copy your homework" "Sure just change it a bit so it's not obvious"

Construction plugin
Original creator: Ben93Riggs
Original source: plugins/constructionhelper/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/constructionhelper at master · ben93riggs/plugins

https://i.imgur.com/Yukd4DO.png

Why isn't this on your repo too?

 

[Anarchise]

What about the plugins you’ve stolen and sold without a refund Mike? I guarantee majority of your current premium plugins are written from the open sourced archived plugins by illumine, and the other developers' plugins from that server. They all look very familiar! https://github.com/illumineawake/illu-plugins/tree/master/archive

seems very strange for you to sit and call me out for something like this when you’ve very clearly done the exact same thing yourself. I can provide more proof via message that Mike has re-used code himself however the person who sent it to me would like it kept private

Imgur: The magic of the Internet

 

[mikeester]

What about the plugins you’ve stolen and sold without a refund Mike? I guarantee majority of your current premium plugins are written from the open sourced archived plugins by illumine. They all look very familiar! https://github.com/illumineawake/illu-plugins/tree/master/archive

Baseless - you're essentially saying because two people make a plugin they must be the same. Please provide evidence if you're going to make this claim.

seems very strange for you to sit and call me out for something like this when you’ve very clearly done the exact same thing yourself. I can provide more proof via message that Mike has re-used code himself however the person who sent it to me would like it kept private

Imgur: The magic of the Internet

Difference is mine was free and disclosed from day 1 that it was on a base, it was also taken down entirely not long after opening and I even handed the additional features over to El so that he could release them himself.

Like I said before taking snippets is ok but literally 1-to-1 copying like you are is not. Stop trying to avoid the accusations, grow a pair and refund your customers.

 

[Anarchise]

Your evidence even proves I only used snippets and nothing more. Comparative to the total code of the plugins, there is nothing there to speak of at all, which as I have previously mentioned I'm happy to even prove to forum staff

 

[mikeester]

@mods Please close/remove this report.

 

[Techie]

@Anarchise you'll have to refund those who purchased the plugins that have the modified codebase obtained from free plugins. Store credit/replacement can be offered as an alternative however a refund for how it was originally paid should be an option. If someone is eligible and doesn't receive a proper refund then they can open a report.
Regarding plagiarism, those who own the rights will have to make a report with evidence of plagiarism.

Edit: We've decided to apply a DNT which will need to be pardoned for. Proof of refunds will be necessary for the pardon to be processed.