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<h2 id="undated">Undated</h2> <ul><li>The many varieties of <a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">proprietary</a> <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a> in the 1980s and 1990s — almost all derived from <a href="/facts/AT%2526T_Corporation/BfsX7eX2">AT&T</a> Unix under licence and all called "Unix", but increasingly mutually incompatible. <i>See</i> <a href="/facts/UNIX_wars/qn70n7IA">UNIX wars</a>.</li> <li>Most <a href="/facts/Linux_distribution/0vVl4N4f">Linux distributions</a> are descended from other distributions, most being traceable back to <a href="/facts/Debian/cBd93qfJ">Debian</a>, <a href="/facts/Red_Hat_Linux/kIU5PueU">Red Hat</a> or <a href="/facts/Softlanding_Linux_System/TLKm6MBK">Softlanding Linux System</a> (see image right). Since most of the content of a distribution is free and open source software, ideas and software interchange freely as is useful to the individual distribution. Merges (<i>e.g.</i>, <a href="/facts/United_Linux/QjcSx3n8">United Linux</a> or <a href="/facts/Mandriva/508ul05F">Mandriva</a>) are rare.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pretty_Good_Privacy/4BELG9BW">Pretty Good Privacy</a>, forked outside of the United States to free it from restrictive US laws on the <a href="/facts/Export_of_cryptography/PkJ5Tc0e">exportation of cryptographic software</a>.</li> <li>The game <i><a href="/facts/NetHack/qzbMvK3X">NetHack</a></i> has spawned a number of variants using the original code, notably <i><a href="/facts/Slash%2527EM/KVdvyTBY">Slash'EM</a></i> (1997), and was itself a fork (1987) of <i><a href="/facts/Hack_(Unix_video_game)/osYqfh8n">Hack</a></i>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Openswan/5uKSobAB">Openswan</a> and <a href="/facts/StrongSwan/frBrLaDl">strongSwan</a>, from the discontinued <a href="/facts/FreeS%2fWAN/PdjrjwM7">FreeS/WAN</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="1981">1981</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Symbolics/U8cJjbwb">Symbolics</a> Lisp Machine operating system, later called Symbolics <a href="/facts/Genera_(operating_system)/XyVHB8VP">Genera</a>. Forked from the <a href="/facts/MIT/Xk49vNA8">MIT</a> <a href="/facts/Lisp_Machine/8ULEHdF0">Lisp Machine</a> operating system, which was licensed by MIT to Symbolics in 1980.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> This fork later motivated <a href="/facts/Richard_Stallman/hhoPN0Mw">Richard Stallman</a> to start the <a href="/facts/GNU_Project/mjc8AwM6">GNU Project</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="1985">1985</h2> <ul><li>POSTGRES (later <a href="/facts/PostgreSQL/LHdXuHfl">PostgreSQL</a>), after <a href="/facts/Ingres_(database)/Bp9kqJV4">Ingres</a> branched off as a proprietary project.</li></ul> <h2 id="1990">1990</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Microsoft_SQL_Server/eCdt2JBL">Microsoft SQL Server</a>, from <a href="/facts/Sybase_SQL_Server/eocfB6I6">Sybase SQL Server</a>, via a technology-sharing agreement concerning the <a href="/facts/Tabular_Data_Stream/fU9ke2nI">Tabular Data Stream</a> protocol.</li> <li>SWLPC, from <a href="/facts/LPMud/wN2Aby2I">LPMud</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="1991">1991</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Xemacs/7U5uxlIT">Xemacs</a>, from GNU <a href="/facts/Emacs/BvGxuAxQ">Emacs</a>, originally for Lucid Corporation internal needs.</li></ul> <h2 id="1993">1993</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/FreeBSD/RKsFTm7F">FreeBSD</a>, started as a patchkit to <a href="/facts/386BSD/XpTXP1ca">386BSD</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/NetBSD/PTm5HWls">NetBSD</a>, started as a patchkit to <a href="/facts/386BSD/XpTXP1ca">386BSD</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="1995">1995</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Apache_HTTP_Server/tcmWYYUq">Apache HTTP Server</a>, from the moribund <a href="/facts/NCSA_HTTPd/TGkGRAj9">NCSA HTTPd</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenBSD/xmPS9tek">OpenBSD</a>, a fork of <a href="/facts/NetBSD/PTm5HWls">NetBSD</a> 1.0 by <a href="/facts/Theo_de_Raadt/306adTJA">Theo de Raadt</a> due to internal developer personality clashes.</li></ul> <h2 id="1997">1997</h2> <ul><li>EGCS was a fork of <a href="/facts/GNU_Compiler_Collection/t07jh01k">GCC</a>, later named as the official version.</li></ul> <h2 id="1998">1998</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Grace_(plotting_tool)/EzznsbVQ">Grace</a>, from Xmgr, after that project ceased development.</li></ul> <h2 id="1999">1999</h2> <ul><li>FilmGIMP, later called <a href="/facts/CinePaint/oSTruKWL">CinePaint</a>, from <a href="/facts/GIMP/01Phx7Vp">GIMP</a>, to handle 48-bit colour.</li> <li><a href="/facts/OSSH/wjVRw5zv">OSSH</a> from <a href="/facts/Secure_Shell/wjVRw5zv">SSH</a>, when that project was proprietised.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenSSH/2qxJ3Fe7">OpenSSH</a>, from <a href="/facts/OSSH/wjVRw5zv">OSSH</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sodipodi/NYKh7o7B">Sodipodi</a>, from Gill.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Steel_Bank_Common_Lisp/dM9kKcA2">Steel Bank Common Lisp</a>, from <a href="/facts/CMU_Common_Lisp/fhGHj9PR">CMU Common Lisp</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="2000">2000</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/TrueCrypt/vK1yL9Io">TrueCrypt</a>, from <a href="/facts/E4M/QsKRA7z6">E4M</a> when the latter was discontinued.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tux_Racer/ylC3sN3p">Tux Racer</a> went proprietary in 2000, leading to several forks including OpenRacer, PlanetPenguin Racer and Extreme Tux Racer.</li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenOffice.org/561WcNgg">OpenOffice.org</a>, from <a href="/facts/StarOffice/XbjDHKRV">StarOffice</a> after <a href="/facts/Sun_Microsystems/VJ9EzEFd">Sun Microsystems</a> made the source code publicly available. OpenOffice.org was eventually forked into LibreOffice.</li></ul> <h2 id="2001">2001</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/ELinks/wHSY0ap0">ELinks</a>, began as an experimental fork of <a href="/facts/Links_(web_browser)/0Vdzxdza">Links</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fluxbox/wSb6HjYx">Fluxbox</a>, from <a href="/facts/Blackbox/j2m9znVs">Blackbox</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/GNU_Radio/FslKwfjI">GNU Radio</a>, from pSpectra.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Xvid/CbpsozCI">Xvid</a>, was a fork of Open<a href="/facts/DivX/xHglFaG2">DivX</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/WebKit/YrP9vbIj">WebKit</a>, project was started within <a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple</a> by Lisa Melton on 25 June 2001 as a fork of <a href="/facts/KHTML/o8uwkSAd">KHTML</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="2002">2002</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/GForge/ntxW4jNA">GForge</a>, from <a href="/facts/SourceForge/lxYAgUAX">SourceForge</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/GraphicsMagick/a9Av3o8R">GraphicsMagick</a>, from <a href="/facts/ImageMagick/sIC3ycHo">ImageMagick</a> due to concerns over the openness of development.</li> <li>The <a href="/facts/Matroska/hDrffBx0">Matroska</a> container format, from the <a href="/facts/Multimedia_Container_Format/kn1MDLQw">Multimedia Container Format</a>, due to differences in direction.</li> <li><a href="/facts/MirOS_BSD/AWQYGrHp">MirOS BSD</a>, from <a href="/facts/OpenBSD/xmPS9tek">OpenBSD</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Syllable_Desktop_(operating_system)/eYn6nlEp">Syllable Desktop</a>, from the stagnant <a href="/facts/AtheOS/eYn6nlEp">AtheOS</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="2003">2003</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/AMule/2mKz08S0">aMule</a>, from <a href="/facts/XMule/SeRBlAXI">xMule</a>, which itself forked from <a href="/facts/LMule/r8P90cBp">lMule</a> shortly before, over developer disagreements.</li> <li><a href="/facts/B2evolution/Hk8DtLV2">b2evolution</a>, from b2/CafeLog.</li> <li><a href="/facts/DragonFly_BSD/U6cvpDJR">DragonFly BSD</a>, from <a href="/facts/FreeBSD/RKsFTm7F">FreeBSD</a> 4.8 by long-time FreeBSD developer <a href="/facts/Matt_Dillon_(computer_scientist)/pNgTQuzb">Matt Dillon</a>, due to disagreement over FreeBSD 5's technical direction.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Epiphany_(web_browser)/0hIb10Th">Epiphany</a>, from <a href="/facts/Galeon/LMSB5eq1">Galeon</a>, after developer disagreements about Galeon's growing complexity.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Inkscape/2tWDngTv">Inkscape</a> (vector-graphics program), from <a href="/facts/Sodipodi/NYKh7o7B">Sodipodi</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/NeoOffice/JyhKTpwf">NeoOffice</a>, a fork of <a href="/facts/OpenOffice.org/561WcNgg">OpenOffice.org</a>, with an incompatible license (GPL rather than LGPL), due to disagreements about licensing and about the best method to <a href="/facts/Porting/7s6tFs8B">port</a> OpenOffice.org to <a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X/Y93vVpTm">Mac OS X</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/facts/Safari_(web_browser)/9R8v7tNl">Safari</a> renderer that became <a href="/facts/WebKit/YrP9vbIj">WebKit</a>, from <a href="/facts/KHTML/o8uwkSAd">KHTML</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/SK1_(program)/knxWl0oe">sK1</a>, from <a href="/facts/Skencil/m6rdPQLM">Skencil</a> when the latter moved from <a href="/facts/Tk_(framework)/Y6NBxcbF">Tk</a> to <a href="/facts/GTK%252B/oLpVm9pp">GTK+</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/WordPress/mrrCX1Fx">WordPress</a>, from b2/CafeLog.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Zen_Cart/k7QQBGAf">Zen Cart</a>, from <a href="/facts/OsCommerce/jEmBnrWM">osCommerce</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="2004">2004</h2> <ul><li>Baz, the previous version of <a href="/facts/Bazaar_(software)/TQ3AEzcS">Bazaar</a>, from <a href="/facts/GNU_arch/6qfhgXqX">GNU arch</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/FrostWire/E5HjHjqg">FrostWire</a>, from <a href="/facts/LimeWire/pPDFu4mA">LimeWire</a> after LimeWire's developers considered adding RIAA-sponsored blocking code.</li> <li><a href="/facts/MediaPortal/DgDnhbuo">MediaPortal</a>, from <a href="/facts/XBMC/tzwEQ9oh">XBMC</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cedega_(software)/m3B0cV8r">WineX</a> (later Cedega), was a proprietary fork of <a href="/facts/Wine_(software)/JF0wHs7y">Wine</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/XOrg/7AaPmYtV">XOrg</a>, from <a href="/facts/XFree86/Lq8SYGCF">XFree86</a>, in order to adopt a more open development model and due to concerns over the latter's change to a license many distributors found unacceptable.</li></ul> <h2 id="2005">2005</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Audacious_(software)/rnIzch1z">Audacious</a>, from Beep Media Player to continue work on the old version of that project.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Joomla/0s2PTdAE">Joomla</a>, from <a href="/facts/Mambo_(software)/T4YV8R0l">Mambo</a> due to concerns over project structure.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Claws_Mail/gvNKLPeV">Claws Mail</a>, from <a href="/facts/Sylpheed/02PlPQY1">Sylpheed</a>, due to perceived slowness in accepting enhancements.</li></ul> <h2 id="2006">2006</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Adempiere/Kj49SF3Q">Adempiere</a>, a community maintained fork of <a href="/facts/Compiere/7RSkCm61">Compiere</a> 2.5.3b, due to disagreement with commercial and technical direction of Compiere Inc.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cdrkit/4LVlTx5H">Cdrkit</a>, from <a href="/facts/Cdrtools/l5gYjUG8">Cdrtools</a> due to perceived licensing issues.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/LedgerSMB/0s56kGMU">LedgerSMB</a>, from <a href="/facts/SQL-Ledger/yUeeTgsA">SQL-Ledger</a>, due to disagreements over handling of security issues.</li> <li><a href="/facts/MindTouch/vzuQ3Fx8">MindTouch</a>, a fork of <a href="/facts/MediaWiki/MbkLUTor">MediaWiki</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mulgara_(software)/ndPpnLDD">Mulgara</a>, from Kowari after trademark threats from <a href="/facts/Northrop_Grumman/M6keKE1A">Northrop Grumman</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/MPC-HC/pfWnozU6">MPC-HC</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> a fork of <a href="/facts/Media_Player_Classic/pfWnozU6">Media Player Classic</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="2007">2007</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Go-oo/bcFCvBrc">Go-oo</a>, from <a href="/facts/OpenOffice.org/561WcNgg">OpenOffice.org</a>, due to that project's contributor licensing agreement.</li></ul> <h2 id="2008">2008</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Boxee/jFwPnojJ">Boxee</a>, a proprietary fork of <a href="/facts/XBMC/tzwEQ9oh">XBMC</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dreamwidth/H7SFUHj4">Dreamwidth</a>, from <a href="/facts/LiveJournal/142kzvVm">LiveJournal</a> by ex-LiveJournal developers.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Drizzle_(database_server)/sCX17hIr">Drizzle</a>, was intended as a slimmed-down and faster fork of <a href="/facts/MySQL/QEEDNBDP">MySQL</a>.</li> <li>MiaCMS, from <a href="/facts/Mambo_(software)/T4YV8R0l">Mambo</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Plex_(software)/XXPqTYoT">Plex</a>, a proprietary fork of <a href="/facts/XBMC/tzwEQ9oh">XBMC</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="2009">2009</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Dbndns/WUEFmaYR">dbndns</a>, from <a href="/facts/Djbdns/gNyTdz1I">djbdns</a> after the latter was released into the public domain and abandoned.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Freeplane/Wbkr2fHY">Freeplane</a>, from <a href="/facts/FreeMind/JqfLAV2R">FreeMind</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/FusionForge/ntxW4jNA">FusionForge</a>, from <a href="/facts/GForge/ntxW4jNA">GForge</a> when GForge shifted focus to its proprietary version.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Icinga/YggCzR6s">Icinga</a>, from <a href="/facts/Nagios/y3E81GSW">Nagios</a>, due to perceived slow development and problems dealing with Nagios LLC.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/KompoZer/E6qIjWNY">kompoZer</a>, from <a href="/facts/Nvu/FDlePy6h">Nvu</a> after that project went dormant.</li> <li><a href="/facts/MariaDB/QWobVFIq">MariaDB</a>, from <a href="/facts/MySQL/QEEDNBDP">MySQL</a>, over concern as to <a href="/facts/Sun_Microsystems/VJ9EzEFd">Sun Microsystems</a>' plans for the latter.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pale_Moon/fUI9nFqx">Pale Moon</a>, from <a href="/facts/Firefox/xez2zv8H">Firefox</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Qt_Extended_Improved/YmVkdXLL">Qt Extended Improved</a>, from <a href="/facts/Qtopia/YmVkdXLL">Qtopia</a> after the latter was discontinued by <a href="/facts/Qt_Software/gVhwlQnJ">Qt Software</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Voddler/HRPBfRnS">Voddler</a>, is a proprietary fork of <a href="/facts/XBMC/tzwEQ9oh">XBMC</a> and <a href="/facts/FFmpeg/85yf3kHI">FFmpeg</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="2010">2010</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Peppermint_Linux_OS/xUeYhFVQ">Peppermint Linux OS</a>, from <a href="/facts/Lubuntu/724LRCKQ">Lubuntu</a>, due to a perceived need for a <a href="/facts/Cloud_computing/guhg0FGV">cloud</a>-centric derivative of the <a href="/facts/Ubuntu_(operating_system)/0WDd7hkb">Ubuntu</a> <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">OS</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chamilo/9twRKqxj">Chamilo</a>, from Dokeos, due to community management concerns with that project.</li> <li><a href="/facts/LibreOffice/MInj5kF7">LibreOffice</a>, from <a href="/facts/OpenOffice.org/561WcNgg">OpenOffice.org</a> (and merging <a href="/facts/Go-oo/bcFCvBrc">Go-oo</a>), due to <a href="/facts/Oracle_Corporation/0z14FygH">Oracle Corporation</a>'s perceived neglect of the software.</li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenIndiana/o2wuXlcm">OpenIndiana</a>, from <a href="/facts/OpenSolaris/7q5ouhPa">OpenSolaris</a> after <a href="/facts/Oracle_Corporation/0z14FygH">Oracle Corporation</a> discontinued the latter. <ul><li><a href="/facts/Illumos/helcbXv6">Illumos</a>, from the OpenSolaris kernel OS/Net, after Oracle closed down public access to the source code.</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Webtrees/TM70ea67">webtrees</a>, from <a href="/facts/PhpGedView/t7LwpSKT">PhpGedView</a>, due to <a href="/facts/SourceForge/lxYAgUAX">SourceForge</a>'s policy on exporting encryption.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Xonotic/DvqhK6P9">Xonotic</a>, from <a href="/facts/Nexuiz/z2q2hPxN">Nexuiz</a>, after that project was taken proprietary.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mageia/FIbbAsr6">Mageia</a>, from <a href="/facts/Mandriva_Linux/bTW1XbAp">Mandriva Linux</a>, due to financial uncertainty and the layoff by Edge-IT, a Mandriva subsidiary employing many of the corporate staff working on the Mandriva distribution</li> <li><a href="/facts/OpenAM/CLYfnsPa">OpenAM</a>, from <a href="/facts/OpenSSO/CLYfnsPa">OpenSSO</a> after <a href="/facts/Oracle_Corporation/0z14FygH">Oracle Corporation</a> discontinued the latter.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Calligra/SWrc9m2R">Calligra</a>, from <a href="/facts/KOffice/ce4b4d72">KOffice</a> after developer disagreements.</li></ul> <h2 id="2011">2011</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Fire_OS/fAogmIrP">Fire OS</a>, a fork of <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> for the <a href="/facts/Kindle_Fire/tujNAFHo">Kindle Fire</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Jenkins_(software)/HlJCkJ0V">Jenkins</a>, from <a href="/facts/Hudson_(software)/34ndk8B3">Hudson</a> (2011), due to <a href="/facts/Oracle_Corporation/0z14FygH">Oracle Corporation</a>'s perceived neglect of the project's infrastructure and disagreements over use of the name on non-Oracle-maintained infrastructure.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Univa_Grid_Engine/h9SUVVJg">Univa Grid Engine</a>, from <a href="/facts/Oracle_Grid_Engine/sHtT9jnX">Oracle Grid Engine</a>, after <a href="/facts/Oracle_Corporation/0z14FygH">Oracle Corporation</a> stopped releasing project source.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mer_(operating_system)/bk7Fnh06">Mer</a>, started as a fork of <a href="/facts/MeeGo/3P3HSE8K">MeeGo</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Libav/NKKDFqpf">libav</a>, a fork of <a href="/facts/Ffmpeg/85yf3kHI">ffmpeg</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/WooCommerce/KCfYzbRy">WooCommerce</a>, a fork of Jigoshop.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="2012">2012</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/MPC-BE/pfWnozU6">MPC-BE</a>, a fork of <a href="/facts/Media_Player_Classic/pfWnozU6">Media Player Classic</a></li></ul> <h2 id="2013">2013</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Blink_(layout_engine)/uL9vhKbv">Blink</a>, a fork of <a href="/facts/WebKit/YrP9vbIj">WebKit</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/SuiteCRM/LhyjgPo7">SuiteCRM</a>, from the last open source version of <a href="/facts/SugarCRM/NMnH3gHA">SugarCRM</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="2014">2014</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/LibreSSL/9UnXD0lm">LibreSSL</a>, from <a href="/facts/OpenSSL/aXvs5fo2">OpenSSL</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nokia_X_family/UlxXQ0pg">Nokia X software platform</a>, a fork of the <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android Open Source Project</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Nokia/bCleFoF4">Nokia</a> exclusively for its <a href="/facts/Nokia_X_family/UlxXQ0pg">X family of Android smartphones</a>.</li> <li>io.js from <a href="/facts/Node.js/FKzhV4Qa">node.js</a>. In 2015 it was blessed as the official version of node.js.</li></ul> <h2 id="2015">2015</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/EdgeHTML/beXdGLQy">EdgeHTML</a>, from <a href="/facts/Trident_(layout_engine)/pwBEAjzj">Trident</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Open_Live_Writer/yozWNker">Open Live Writer</a>, from <a href="/facts/Windows_Live_Writer/pKBaRnC5">Windows Live Writer 2012</a></li></ul> <h2 id="2016">2016</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Collabora_Online/RzGxtF9A">Collabora Online</a>, from <a href="/facts/LibreOffice/MInj5kF7">LibreOffice</a>, Collabora Online is a web-based enterprise ready edition of LibreOffice</li> <li><a href="/facts/Goanna_(software)/9PXKnTh8">Goanna</a>, from <a href="/facts/Gecko_(software)/HXINMkgW">Gecko</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nextcloud/4dCYj8W0">Nextcloud</a>, from <a href="/facts/OwnCloud/d06Ka1yW">ownCloud</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/LineageOS/2EjbG71g">LineageOS</a>, from <a href="/facts/CyanogenMod/Hha3obgc">CyanogenMod</a></li></ul> <h2 id="2017">2017</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bitcoin_Cash/pK9rGWN0">Bitcoin Cash</a>, from <a href="/facts/Bitcoin_Core/UJvqfray">Bitcoin Core</a>, supported by the forked implementations Bitcoin ABC, <a href="/facts/Bitcoin_Unlimited/yH58QYWG">Bitcoin Unlimited</a> and <a href="/facts/Bitcoin_XT/s6y9pbgV">Bitcoin XT</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pale_Moon/fUI9nFqx">Unified XUL Platform</a>, from <a href="/facts/XUL/VoNXYx92">XUL</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="2018">2018</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Basilisk_(web_browser)/GqmdGwc9">Basilisk</a>, from <a href="/facts/Firefox/xez2zv8H">Firefox</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="2019">2019</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Trino_(SQL_query_engine)/7A007zEx">Trino</a>, from <a href="/facts/Presto_(SQL_query_engine)/c1BlTXQS">Presto</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="2021">2021</h2> <ul><li>BuzzlyArt, from Artrise</li> <li><a href="/facts/Floorp/tI9WU8rC">Floorp</a>, a free and open-source web browser based on <a href="/facts/Firefox/xez2zv8H">Firefox</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="2022">2022</h2> <ul><li>Angie, from <a href="/facts/Nginx/AlTYUuTp">Nginx</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="2023">2023</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/OpenTofu/K44YV6Gt">OpenTofu</a>, from <a href="/facts/Terraform_(software)/3akNRDvc">Terraform</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="2024">2024</h2> <ul><li>Freenginx, from <a href="/facts/Nginx/AlTYUuTp">Nginx</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Valkey/szMV7DcS">Valkey</a>, from <a href="/facts/Redis/UNphSYpD">Redis</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>MIT Lisp Machine License Signed Press Release October 1980 <a href="http://www.textfiles.com/bitsavers/pdf/symbolics/LM-2/MIT_Lisp_Machine_License_Signed_Press_Release_Oct1980.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.textfiles.com/bitsavers/pdf/symbolics/LM-2/MIT_Lisp_Machine_License_Signed_Press_Release_Oct1980.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Richard Stallman, My Lisp Experiences and the Development of GNU Emacs <a href="https://www.gnu.org/gnu/rms-lisp.html" target="_blank">https://www.gnu.org/gnu/rms-lisp.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"OpenSSH Project History". 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