As probably known by this module maintainers, a module named "User Points" already exists here:
https://www.drupal.org/project/userpoints
The User Points was created on 2005 and there is version for Drupal 8 currently on -dev.
As far I can see, this just created module expects to do exactly the same as the original user points module already does, so this would be a situation of competition rather than collaboration that is against the Drupal community collaborating rules.
duplicate projects are generally discouraged without good reason (such as a fundamentally different architectural approach). Please remember to search existing modules and themes first before embarking on your quest, or taking over an abandoned project. You could save yourself some time, and earn community karma by helping others!
The right way in Drupal is to join efforts rather than racing each others. So, if maintainers decide to go ahead with this module, there must be in the module information page:
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Comment #2
gaurav.kapoor commented@manuel.adan,
I checked the code for the User Points(https://www.drupal.org/project/userpoints) D8 Development Branch. It is not yet complete and I didn't see any active development in that module.
As far as this project is concerned it is a completely different take on the same problem. In this module, we are planning to use Entity API for storage of User Points so that it is easy to use Points for various purposes.
Once we have completed some development and finalized the scope of this module I will update the project page as well.
Collaboration is good and very important for the Drupal community but it is more time taking. We will first have to coordinate with current maintainers and convince them to change approach.
Comment #3
gaurav.kapoor commented