Editing Fink (software) (section)

== History ==
The Fink project was started in December 2000 by German [[Hacker (academia)|hacker]] Christoph Pfisterer.
The name '''Fink''' is [[German language|German]] for [[finch]] and is a reference to the name of the macOS core, [[Darwin (operating system)|Darwin]];  [[Charles Darwin]]'s study of diversity among finches led him eventually to the concept of natural selection.

Christoph Pfisterer left the project in November 2001.<ref>{{cite web |author=Pfisterer, Christian |title=Christoph Pfisterer resigns from the fink project. |url=http://lists.apple.com/archives/Studentdev/2001/Nov/msg00190.html |access-date=2008-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080923062638/http://lists.apple.com/archives/Studentdev/2001/Nov/msg00190.html |archive-date=2008-09-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since then, several people have stepped in and picked up support for Fink. As of March 2008, the project was managed by 6 administrators, 89 developers, and an active community. As of March 2014, the Fink core team were made up of nine active developers, who are responsible for the central management of the project and maintain the "essential" packages.<ref>{{cite web| title=Fink Contributors |url=http://www.finkproject.org/people.php?phpLang=en |access-date=2013-03-07 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Organization of Fink |url=http://www.finkproject.org/organization.php#core |access-date=2013-03-07 }}</ref>

The Fink community regularly adds support for the latest versions of macOS with their release. Latest Fink versions, starting with version 0.45.0, support up to [[MacOS Catalina]]. Support for [[MacOS Big Sur]] and [[MacOS Monterey|Monterey]] is being worked on.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fink{{dash}}News|url=https://www.finkproject.org/news/index.php?phpLang=en|access-date=2021-12-30|website=www.finkproject.org}}</ref>