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Come on dude...
the things you're talking about aren't forking. Companies change things they don't like about Apache. They write in their own modules, enhance existing modules, rewrite completely other modules. This is a benefit of open source...base code that can be freely used by everyone and tweaked to everyone's individual needs. And if you think the proprietary model prevents forking, have a look at the number of versions of Windows Vista Microsoft plans on releasing.
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