Forkme on Github
the beginning, of corp take over of opensource movement, circa 2008.
![github forkme ribbon Ptgg](i/github_forkme_ribbon_Ptgg.png)
this ribbon, became super popular, was plastered all over the web. It changed how programer perceive the concept of forking a project. Before, forking a software project is frowned upon, considered divisive, not be done unless there is irreconcilable disagreement. After the github gimmick, such notion eroded away. Everyone forks every project, even just as a mean to make a copy of it.