Re:Winamp Legacy player source code
by simoncion on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @01:32PM
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Yes.
Until Github came along, "Creating a copy of software for your own personal use" had never been widely-accepted definition of the word "fork" in the context of software development. Forking a project has always involved independent publication and maintenance of said project.
Re:Winamp Legacy player source code
by bee_rider on Tuesday September 24, 2024 @02:10PM
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The typical way of copying a project for your own personal use on GitHub involves publishing that copy on GitHub. So, it is a real fork—maybe not a well maintained one, or one that the author is particularly excited about, though!
Until Github came along, "Creating a copy of software for your own personal use" had never been widely-accepted definition of the word "fork" in the context of software development. Forking a project has always involved independent publication and maintenance of said project.