There are many ways a large fork can go in an open source project. A great description of the io.js/node split is: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8884874

There are many ways a large fork can go in an open source project. A great description of the io.js/node split is: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8884874 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8884874 "Lets hope the spork gets spooned so that no projects get knifed. If not then I guess we have to hope for a knork so we don't get stuck with a couple of chopsticks."