Forking Etiquette
Noun · Open Source
Definitions
The social norms around when and how to fork a project, including communication with maintainers, naming, attribution, and whether a fork is a hostile split or a pragmatic divergence. Good forking etiquette aims to reduce unnecessary community damage.
In plain English: The unwritten rules for splitting off and creating a new version of a project respectfully.
Example: "They followed decent forking etiquette by explaining the governance dispute before launching the new repo."
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