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And software is only part of the story. Geeks are learning that GitHub can help manage other projects as well. Books and even transcripts of talks have popped up on the site. One GitHub user, Manu Sporny, published his DNA information to the site last year, in the hope of spurring development of open-source DNA analysis software by providing real test data to analyze.

When Scott Chabon wrote a book about GitHub, the first fork appeared within a month. It was a German translation of his book. Now, three years later, it�s been translated into 10 languages, with another 10 translations in the works. Half of the traffic to the book�s website comes from China. �Tons of people in China are learning Git because they can read [the book] in Chinese on my website, because somebody provided that,� he says.
When Scott Chacon wrote a book about GitHub, the first fork appeared within a month. It was a German translation of his book. Now, three years later, it�s been translated into 10 languages, with another 10 translations in the works. Half of the traffic to the book�s website comes from China. �Tons of people in China are learning Git because they can read [the book] in Chinese on my website, because somebody provided that,� he says.

Ryan Blair, a technologist with the New York State Senate, thinks it could even give citizens a way to fork the law � proposing their own amendments to elected officials. A tool like GitHub could also make it easier for constituents to track and even voice their opinions on changes to complex legal code. �When you really think about it, a bill is a branch of the law,� he says. �I�m just in love with the idea of a constituent being able to send their state senator a pull request.�

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