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A split or divergence in the source code. When SourceCode is forked, two or more groups, with different visions, develop the code to their own ends. The NetworkEffect is a powerful deterient to forking, since halving the number of developers working on the source for a project move than halves the productivity of each group. In most cases all but one of the forks eventually withers and dies, ironically leaving the remaining fork with a much more clearly defined vision. Well-known examples include * [GCC] and egcs (egcs eventually became the new "official" gcc) * [Mandrake] and RedHat (I think Mandrake was originally RedHat with [KDE]?) * [Emacs] and XEmacs * ... See also [OpenSource]
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