Comment by publicdebates
4 hours ago
The article is technically right, but only because the author misses the point.
Yes, one or two persons can't maintain a fork of a giant project for long.
But when you have a project with enough problems that there are thoughts of forking it, whether those are technical problems or social problems, and when that problem is big enough that enough people are thinking about forking it, you already have a new community.
> when that problem is big enough that enough people are thinking about forking it
Isn't that a situation where forking happens as "a last resort when projects become irredeemably captured or hostile" as the article writes?
I think you're the one who missed the point and haven't digested this blog post properly.
I explained my point wrong.
The author claims forking is impractical except when it's a last resort.
My point is that it's not needed except when the need also creates the community.