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		TYMorningCoffee 23 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Battle for Wesnoth: open-source, turn-based strate... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_Dungeon is an example of that. The bad forks dont become popular

kbelder 23 days ago [–]

And if it's a better fork... it's still open source, so you can switch to it or fork it back.

Open source licenses shouldn't be viewed as a marketing strategy; it's a gift.

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