# Forking an open source project

DevFeed: [Forking an open source project](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/forking-an-open-source-project-30707.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://codeblog.jonskeet.uk/2026/07/11/forking-an-open-source-project/>)

Author: jonskeet

Published: 2026-07-11T12:54:14Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Jon Skeet](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jon-skeet.md>)

Topics: [MIDI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/midi.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Windows 11](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows-11.md>), [NuGet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nuget.md>), [repo](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/repo.md>), [.NET](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/net.md>)

Tags: [c-sharp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c-sharp.md>), [nuget](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nuget.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [repo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repo.md>), [windows-11](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows-11.md>)

## AI overview

The author explains why managed-midi stopped working properly on fully updated Windows 11 installations and discusses plans to potentially publish and maintain a fork after fixes were accepted by the original author.

## Source excerpt

Introduction and motivation Some of the projects I work on - notably V-Drum Explorer and At Your Service - use MIDI to interact with hardware devices. I use a couple of packages for this depending on the nature of the interaction, but the one I use most often is managed-midi, which currently has its "source ... Continue reading Forking an open source project ->