I built a platform to keep track of the lineage of things and their variants: http://www.theymadethat.com/things/fi4/vi/show_evolution http://www.theymadethat.c

I built a platform to keep track of the lineage of things and their variants: http://www.theymadethat.com/things/fi4/vi/show_evolution http://www.theymadethat.com/things/fi4/vi/show_evolution It still needs heavy work on usability and there are still some key features missing (like an actual family tree visualization), but progress is steady. Feel free to leave some feedback