Google's Antigravity is the most expensive proprietary fork to date
2 days ago
- #Open Source
- #Proprietary Fork
- #Antigravity
- Antigravity, Google's new IDE, is revealed to be a fork of Windsurf, a proprietary software licensed for nearly $2 billion.
- The term PORK (Proprietary Fork) is introduced to describe forks of closed-source software, highlighting the lack of transparency compared to open-source forks.
- Evidence shows Antigravity contains direct references to Windsurf's proprietary systems and UI similarities, with little effort to hide the connection.
- The article contrasts proprietary forks (PORKs) with open-source forks, emphasizing the transparency and usability benefits of the latter.
- Kilo Code, an open-source fork of a fork, is presented as a user-friendly alternative that integrates as an extension rather than a separate IDE.
- Criticism is noted regarding the article's focus on the nature of the fork rather than the performance or practical issues with Antigravity.