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Fork or Mirror existing git repository for a similar but different project? (programming.dev)
submitted 1 year ago by nieceandtows@programming.dev to c/git@programming.dev
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I have a repository on github for a project that deals with importing/processing/sending reports to clients. There is now talk of creating a similar application for a different set of users, without the import part, but multiple send parts. The existing code base already has 90% of what the new application needs (and some extra that is not needed for this new project).

Should I fork the existing project and make the new project, or should I use the 'import project' function on github to create a new project based on the old project, or use the commandline to mirror the old project into a new project, or something else?

In future, there might be more projects that build on top of one of these projects with their own customizations, so I'm looking for a good approach that I can leverage again in future.

Please advise.

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[–] tiny_fingers@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

If the changes in one app will never be pulled into the other, completely separated would probably be fine but I’d personally just fork it due to sheer laziness.