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by quickthrower2 1110 days ago
I could fork Linux, delete all the code, edit the README.md, and then relace it with say a nodejs CRUD app. This would be a Linux fork.

I mean Git by design, each commit is like a new .zip file. So "is technically a fork" and "is spiritually a fork" can be very different.

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That would be throwing out the meaning of the word "fork" similarly but in a different way to denying how Gren started as a fork and thus is still one (though it's not the best way to quickly introduce Gren to its intended audience as a whole). There aren't simple algorithms to determine these things. It's the sort of job an LLM would be good for.