• Pencilnoob
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    4 days ago

    I’ve not heard of this before, and a search finds a lot about Minecraft?

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      Forge is a newish term for systems like github, gitlab, forgejo, gitea, etc that provide source control, project management, issues, and discussion features for projects.

      • ivanafterall ☑️
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        And more to the point, Forge is a free, open-source server that allows players to install and run Minecraft mods. It was designed with the intent to simplify compatibility between community-created game mods for Minecraft: Java Edition.

        It sounds like maybe OP and their crew were maintaining Minecraft compatibility via e-mail prior to the release of Forge.

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          It’s not uncommon for older projects to use plain git, patch files, and email groups. Linux kernel development still gets done that way every day.

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            Ah right. I thought you meant that there was no project management or revision system. That does make more sense