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Why? What's the danger here? Is the original maintainer going to send someone named Vinny to break your legs if you fork a project that won't accept a security
by godshatter 7y ago
Why? What's the danger here? Is the original maintainer going to send someone named Vinny to break your legs if you fork a project that won't accept a security patch you need?
I think you should just fork it privately, apply your patch, and move on with your life.
- steveklabnik 7y agoIf you're keeping it private, none of this applies. I'm talking about "hey that project is bad, I am now maintaining a competing project, please use it instead."
- growse 7y agoInstead of framing it as "that project is objectively bad, my one is better", why not say "my project is a fork of this project but with a bit less unsafe" and then see what the community does? Forking isn't provocative. Forking and then claiming your fork is objectively superior is.