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Re:Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other exte... by GoblinSlayer on Saturday March 01, 2025 @02:25PM (#43222698)
I think fork implies following upstream. If you don't follow, then it's a divorce, not a fork.
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Re:Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other exte... by pseudalopex on Sunday March 02, 2025 @09:11AM (#43230656)
Your definition of fork excludes many notable forks. I never heard someone call a software project a divorce.
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Re:Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other exte... by account42 on Monday March 03, 2025 @05:05AM (#43240207)
No, "fork" means development has separated paths from original project. Changing some relatively minor parts but otherwise keeping close to upstream would be better called a "spin", especially when most of the changes are just to the default configuration.

It's a shame that GitHub messed up this term by calling any clone of a repository a "fork".

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