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Is it possible to 'fork a fork' in Github?
I am currently working on a project that is a spinoff (fork) from a framework I have been working on.
This project is intended to be pretty generic, but now I need to fork the codebase again for a client of mine.
At this moment, I have created a custom branch for my client, but I'd rather have a standalone repository for this.
- Is is possible to 'fork a fork'?
- If not, what alternatives do I have?
Outline of the situation:
- Framework repository (original)
- Generic application repository (fork)
- (not yet) Client repository (fork of application)
- Generic application repository (fork)
Note: when trying to 'fork a fork' in Github, you will receive a notification that you have already forked the project:
Solution
I contacted GitHub support about this 'issue' and they confirmed this is not possible. Also, it is very unlikely that such a feature will be implemented in the future.
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