Open Source Forking
This cluster centers on discussions about forking open-source projects as a solution to disagreements with maintainers, changes in direction, or stalled development. Commenters debate the ease, necessity, and practicality of creating and maintaining forks.
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What's the problem? Surely people will fork it
Nobody said the fork cannot diverge from the original project.
what’s stopping the author from maintaining their own fork i wonder?
Can't you fork it then? Isn't that what open source is about?
what about source code? It's open source. Forks were invented for situations like this.
why was a fork necessary as it seems original repo still active
Why not just let them fork the project if they want to take it in a different direction?
Doesn't change the fact that they can just fork it if it ever matters though...
while technically possible with massive projects like these its not as simple to simply fork it, because of the man hours involved . its better to keep in the product stands enshitification while one uses it or just use something else.
Forking for their own use would solve their problem though wouldnt it? Just forking doesnt actually mean they are trying to take over a project.