So I found some bugs in a node I installed and created 2 issues on the repo's github page, hoping that the author may fix the issues I'd found. He responded saying he didn't have time to work on it. Totally understandable. So I decided to fork and contribute some changes. The author hadn't been ver…

Each repo owner / component author is free and likely to have their own policies and preferences in this regard. That said, any open-source project is by definition there for the forking within the limits of its published license terms. In my own opinion: Publishing a forked project is entirely f…

[image] parasaurolophus: cause far less confusion Indeed when a node project is abandoned, probably the only choice is to publish the fork as a new node. However I try to avoid that as much as possible: then the users have to decide which one they have to use (the original or the fork). And…

I think, one key rule, if you will, is to give credit where credit is do... so if you branch or fork a project, make it clear why you did it, and how it is of benefit, of course done professionally.. Even if such is subjective, clearly stating what and why gives the potential user proper context. M…

[image] BartButenaers: And keep in mind that your (like you call it) "pedal to the metal approach" , is hard to digest after a hard day at work :wink: TBF, I can be just as incoherent when I'm not putting the pedal to the metal. :wink:

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Paul-Reed 1 November 2020 21:24 4

There was some good advice in this thread - Taking control of contrib nodes when not being maintained

Topic		Replies	Views
Updating info on forked node Developing Nodes	7	283	22 September 2023
Crediting authors after forking a module General	9	324	22 April 2021
Developing a core node by making a trial contrib node Core Development	8	751	6 November 2019
Developing on fork of node Developing Nodes	20	1911	11 December 2019
Taking control of contrib nodes when not being maintained General	34	2143	19 January 2020

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