https://lauralisscott.com/tags/anil-dash/ Recent content in anil-dash on Laura Lis Scott https://lauralisscott.com/images/lls_icon.png https://lauralisscott.com/images/lls_icon.png Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://lauralisscott.com/blog/2012-07-27-forking-or-collaborating-the-mix-of-open-source-ethics/ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0000 https://lauralisscott.com/blog/2012-07-27-forking-or-collaborating-the-mix-of-open-source-ethics/ When it comes to Open Source software, forking is a feature! Anil Dash said it well: There are several related technical concepts that can answer to the name “fork”, but the one I reference here is the dramatic moment when a software project undergoes a schism on ideological or technical grounds. Instead of merely taking their ball and going home, those who forked were taking a copy of your ball and going to a new playground.