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The use of "fork" predates GitHub as well https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(software_development) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(software_development)
by ants_everywhere 1y ago
The use of "fork" predates GitHub as well https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(software_development) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork_(software_development)
- globular-toast 1y agoYeah, it's an older term but forking in that sense is a pretty big deal. GitHub fork is just a button press and can be done basically automatically when you are interested in a repo.
- ants_everywhere 1y agoAh okay I see what you mean