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*[[Enciclopedia Libre]] is a fork from the [[Spanish-language Wikipedia]] to evade possible advertising. | *[[Enciclopedia Libre]] is a fork from the [[Spanish-language Wikipedia]] to evade possible advertising. | ||
*[[Pretty Good Privacy]] was forked outside of the United States to free it from the restrictive laws on the exportation of cryptographic software. | *[[Pretty Good Privacy]] was forked outside of the United States to free it from the restrictive laws on the exportation of cryptographic software. | ||
*[[XEmacs]] was a fork from [[Emacs]] to | *[[XEmacs]] was a fork from [[Emacs]] to support the proprietary Energize environment. | ||
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In Open Source/Free software, a fork happens when a developer (or a group of them) takes code from a project and starts to develop independently of the rest. This schism can be caused because of different goals or personality clashes. Some see forks as a weakness in Open Source, but they can demonstrate the adaptability of the model. The relationship between the different teams can be cordial or very bitter.
Examples
- Enciclopedia Libre is a fork from the Spanish-language Wikipedia to evade possible advertising.
- Pretty Good Privacy was forked outside of the United States to free it from the restrictive laws on the exportation of cryptographic software.
- XEmacs was a fork from Emacs to support the proprietary Energize environment.