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Just to correct this: for as long as I can remember, Evan's stance has been "feel free to fork Elm, just please don't call your fork Elm, since that would confu
by rtfeldman 5y ago
Just to correct this: for as long as I can remember, Evan's stance has been "feel free to fork Elm, just please don't call your fork Elm, since that would confuse people."
There have been a couple of forks with different names, and nobody's been "excommunicated" or whatever. The forks haven't gotten much traction, but they're probably still out there.
- macintux 5y agoI have heard otherwise, both in comments here and via https://lukeplant.me.uk/blog/posts/why-im-leaving-elm/#forkability https://lukeplant.me.uk/blog/posts/why-im-leaving-elm/#forka..., but it’s entirely possible I’m wrong. Added: This comment is also not terribly friendly. https://github.com/gdotdesign/elm-github-install/issues/62#issuecomment-415860947 https://github.com/gdotdesign/elm-github-install/issues/62#i...
- rtfeldman 5y agoMy word choice certainly could have been better (I was upset, and it showed), but to quote what I said there anyway: "If you understand the design goals, but don't agree with them, why not channel that in a positive way - e.g. by building something that fits your vision instead of directly working against Elm's design goals?" - in substance, this is consistent with what I said above: it's totally encouraged if anyone wants to go in a different direction from Elm's design, just please don't call it Elm. As it turned out, this is exactly what the OP in that thread did - he created https://www.mint-lang.com https://www.mint-lang.com - which I think is a very positive development indeed!
- macintux 5y agoI'm glad things turned out well. I definitely am hoping Elm can help me bootstrap into the more formal FP world.