docs(core): fix broken star history chart in README - #1261
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The star history chart in the README no longer renders because the service it depended on was shut down. Point the chart to the working replacement so visitors can again see the project's growth over time.
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The replacement SVG endpoint is live, but star-history.dera.page is an independently operated fork rather than the official Star History domain. Before we move a README image (and its viewer requests) to that third party, could you add provenance for the operator/data source and why this is the preferred replacement? Please also amend the commit with a Signed-off-by trailer so DCO passes.
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api.star-history.com is up and serving this repo's chart (verified: HTTP 200, valid SVG), so the premise of this PR does not hold. Redirecting the README to an unrelated third-party domain is not something we will accept. Closing. |
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Correction for the record: the chart is in fact broken — GitHub restricted the stargazers API on 2026-06-30, and the star-history SVG now renders an error card rather than a chart (the HTTP 200 in my earlier check was that error card). The close stands: redirecting the README to an unrelated third-party domain is not the fix. Tracked properly in #1287. |
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It is the best fix out there. Requires no setup for you, open-source, operated by volunteers, and there is no commercial aspect (the original project is a cash cow) |
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The star history chart at the bottom of the README is currently broken and shows nothing, which looks bad for the project's main landing page. The chart was served by a service that no longer works, so this PR switches it to the replacement that is already widely used across open source projects.
No other content in the README is changed.