The stars are on GitHub, they can come from somewhere else, e.g. the author himself buying stars.
Hi, I'm the developer's father. Trust me, he hasn't bought a single star in his life—not even in Super Mario :p
This is hella common. Companies have too much money to spend.
Hi, I'm the developer's father. Trust me, he hasn't bought a single star in his life—not even in Super Mario :p