If you write open source code, expect it to be forked. It's kind of what open source is all about. Do it because sharing knowledge is a moral good. The wealth,

If you write open source code, expect it to be forked. It's kind of what open source is all about. Do it because sharing knowledge is a moral good. The wealth, influence, power, etc of whoever may decide to participate in your act of open source is completely and utterly irrelevant.