at wasForking is a common term in software (especially open source software) that refers to copying an existing codebase and diverging from the original maintenainer. Think of it like a spinoff project. For instance Fire OS (which runs on Kindles) is a fork Android by Amazon.
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Titus-of-Voat ago
What do you mean by fork?
GenghisSean ago
at wasForking is a common term in software (especially open source software) that refers to copying an existing codebase and diverging from the original maintenainer. Think of it like a spinoff project. For instance Fire OS (which runs on Kindles) is a fork Android by Amazon.