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A process used in open source development by which a new development branch is created to a [[project]].  
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A process used in open source development by which a new development branch is created to a [[project]]. The output of these development branches are variations of each other. In other words, forking doesn't lead to a totally different output, as opposed to [[spinoff]].  
  
  
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See also [[Remix]] and [[Spinoff]]
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* [[Remix]]  
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* [[Spinoff]]

Latest revision as of 17:21, 28 December 2022

A process used in open source development by which a new development branch is created to a project. The output of these development branches are variations of each other. In other words, forking doesn't lead to a totally different output, as opposed to spinoff.


Forking can be applied in peer production to ventures. Thus, forking a venture means creating another venture with a different focus or approach.


See also