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I sometimes wonder why people fork my repos but don't make any modifications. My feeling is similar to yours, since I sometimes asked the job candidates during
by wkoszek 11y ago
I sometimes wonder why people fork my repos but don't make any modifications. My feeling is similar to yours, since I sometimes asked the job candidates during interview to show me some of their open source, and they showed cloned repos, but I would not find their commits there.
I'd only add changes for ... legitimate users: if I forked but forgot about it, just simplify my life and remove this repo automatically, if I requested so.
Plus if I want, I'd like to track changes in forks too.
- Nadya 11y agoDepending on the repo it is - mirroring. When I feel the owner might be pressured into removing their repo. I have a thicker spine and can hide behind a veil of public anonymity. For example, if someone tells me to pull my forked repo because it offends them, they'll get a bird and told to sod off. There's been quite a few actually useful projects that have been pressured into shutting down - leaving only the forks to remain.