Likely not going to backfire, no. Whoever forks and distributes it for free needs to set up the infrastructure, websites, community forums etc etc. It is not c

Likely not going to backfire, no. Whoever forks and distributes it for free needs to set up the infrastructure, websites, community forums etc etc. It is not cheap in both money and man-hours. Adding to that, they need to have the persistence to continue running and maintain the fork for years to come.