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List of software forks

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This is a list of notable software forks.

A timeline chart of how Linux distributions forked. The three largest trees are (from top) Debian, SLS and Red Hat.

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1981

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1985

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  • POSTGRES (later PostgreSQL), after Ingres branched off as a proprietary project.

1990

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1991

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  • Xemacs, from GNU Emacs, originally for Lucid Corporation internal needs.

1993

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1995

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1997

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  • EGCS was a fork of GCC, later named as the official version.

1998

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  • Grace, from Xmgr, after that project ceased development.

1999

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2000

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2001

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2002

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2003

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2004

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  • Baz, the previous version of Bazaar, from GNU arch.
  • FrostWire, from LimeWire after LimeWire's developers considered adding RIAA-sponsored blocking code.
  • MediaPortal, from XBMC.
  • WineX (later Cedega), was a proprietary fork of Wine.
  • XOrg, from XFree86, in order to adopt a more open development model and due to concerns over the latter's change to a license many distributors found unacceptable.

2005

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  • Audacious, from Beep Media Player to continue work on the old version of that project.
  • Joomla, from Mambo due to concerns over project structure.
  • Claws Mail, from Sylpheed, due to perceived slowness in accepting enhancements.

2006

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2007

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2008

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2009

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2010

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2011

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2012

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2013

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2014

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2015

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2016

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2017

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2018

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2019

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2021

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2022

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2023

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2024

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References

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  1. ^ MIT Lisp Machine License Signed Press Release October 1980
  2. ^ Richard Stallman, My Lisp Experiences and the Development of GNU Emacs
  3. ^ a b "OpenSSH Project History". OpenSSH. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  4. ^ Corbet, Jonathan (2006-08-12). "cdrtools - a tale of two licenses". LWN.net. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  5. ^ Jaspert, Joerg (2006-09-04). "cdrkit (fork of cdrtools) uploaded to Debian, please test". debian-devel-announce. Debian. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  6. ^ "RM: cdrtools -- RoM: non-free, license problems". Debian. 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  7. ^ "Change log of release date from MPC-HC project".
  8. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Icinga. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
  9. ^ "Jigoshop Rise and Fall - How Did It Come to End of Jigoshop eCommerce Plugin?". 27 April 2020.
  10. ^ "README for the initial, deprecated UXP repository on GitHub". GitHub. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  11. ^ "REMADE for the current UXP repository on GitHub". GitHub. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  12. ^ Phillips, David; Sundstrom, Dain; Traverso, Martin (27 December 2020). "We're rebranding PrestoSQL as Trino". trino.io. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  13. ^ Darkcrizt (2022-11-03). "Angie, the Nginx fork created by developers who left F5". Desde Linux. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  14. ^ "Linux Foundation Launches OpenTofu: A New Open Source Alternative to Terraform". Linux Foundation. Linux Foundation. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Linux Foundation Launches Open Source Valkey Community". Linux Foundation. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.