4 ms·
"Fork his repo" is a reference to git. There is nothing sexual about it. Here's a repo for my hackerspace's website. At the top right of the page is the word
by blhack 14y ago
"Fork his repo" is a reference to git. There is nothing sexual about it.
Here's a repo for my hackerspace's website. At the top right of the page is the word "fork".
https://github.com/heatsynclabs/new-hsl https://github.com/heatsynclabs/new-hsl
It's worth pointing out that Adria isn't a developer, and might not have realized that this wasn't a sex joke, he was talking about flattering somebody by forking their git repo.
- simonster 14y agoIt's also worth noting that GitHub used to show a page that says "Hardcore forking action" when you fork a repo, which seems far more objectionable than "I'd fork his repo" if you object to those sorts of things.
- callmecosmas 14y agoI mean I can see how that would be a sexual joke given a certain tone of voice.
- eridius 14y agoI know exactly what forking is. And the term "forking" has been used, intentionally, as sexual innuendo before. As simonster said, even GitHub used to say "hardcore forking action". So yes, "I want to fork his repo" is a phrase that can definitely be taken to be sexual in meaning, depending on context and tone of voice.