• “Forking” means to make a remote copy of a GitHub repository from another account into your account,

• To do this, you have to use the “fork” option on GitHub.

• Examples of open source projects that you can fork on GitHub:
  • AI: ChatGPT Desktop Application
  • Cryptocurrency services: Bitcoin, Ethereum
  • Video games: Mojang studios
  • R packages: Rstudio
  • Python packages: Numpy
  • Operative Systems: Linux
  • Version control software: Git
• Other examples

Summary

• The ability to clone and fork a public repository is one of the features that makes Git and GitHub so widely used and a great tool for collaboration for anyone, not only for computer developers!
• Optional reading Getting a Git Repository.