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> if the official repo is taken down, your forks will disappear unless you have a copy. https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-re

> if the official repo is taken down, your forks will disappear unless you have a copy. https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/what-happens-to-forks-when-a-repository-is-deleted-or-changes-visibility https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-... I don't think that's true, I've personally recovered deleted repositories by finding its forks. edit: Ah never mind it seems things work differently in the case of DMCA takedowns

AdamJacobMuller 7y ago
There is also a big difference between clicking `fork` on github vs cloning and creating a new repository (on github) and then changing the remote URL and pushing. The latter isn't "github fork" even if it is a "git fork" and won't be affected by most[1] automated takedowns. 1> where most is defined as somewhere between 0 and 100%