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> He presented his project as "a _proper_ fork" (underline in the 
> original).

So... you're arguing over how proper a proper fork is?  Please don't.
Just let it be.

> > It's no different than every git branch we create being a "fork"
> > that may or may not get merged, other than irrelevent mechanics
> > and probabilities.
> 
> Igor consistently declares to have no intentions to merge his changes 
> back to main line geda. Creators of feature branches typically are 
> motivated by the prospect to have their feature merged. To me this 
> represents the difference between a fork and a temporary side step.

That would be "irrelevent mechanics and probabilities".

You're arguing over what words mean and trying to tell someone else
what they meant when they said something.  Please don't.