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== Forks ==
[[Image:DC++_derivatives.svg|thumb|right|Chart showing DC++ and its [[Fork (software development)|forks]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.adcportal.com/wiki/Client_Software |title=Client Software - ADCPortal Wiki |access-date=2011-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707083956/http://www.adcportal.com/wiki/Client_Software |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>]]

An advantage of the [[Free and open source software|free and open-source]] nature of DC++ is that several [[Fork (software development)|mods]] have been released which add features to the original client.

Many users send patches to DC++ which are included in future releases, but some features are rejected by the developer. Stated reasons for rejecting a patch are because they are coded poorly, or that the feature is frivolous, abusable or overly specialized, and does not belong in the main client. Examples include: upload bandwidth limiting (many users feel that upload bandwidth limiting is a form of cheating, while other users not using a [[duplex (telecommunications)|full-duplex]] network connection can only achieve reasonable download speeds by limiting uploads), colorized chat, specialized operator functions (e.g. client/share checking).

The developers of some forks contribute features and bug fixes back [[Upstream (software development)|upstream]] to DC++.