<p><ahref="https://forgefriends.org/blog/2022/06/30/2022-06-state-forge-federation/">Forge federation</a> is a new area of the Fediverse that is evolving. Its potential is huge and the vision one of <strong>"Federated Software Development"</strong>. A new technology landscape is emerging that might cover the full breadth of the <ahref="https://discuss.coding.social/c/fsdl/15">Free Software Development Lifecycle</a> (FSDL) and foster an ecosystem of projects and communities that can compete with proprietary platforms such as GitHub.</p>
<p>In order to get there the <ahref="https://discuss.coding.social/t/major-challenges-for-the-fediverse/67">Major Challenges</a> that ail the Fediverse must be avoided. And with Forge Federation entering new areas the opportunity exists to do that right from the early start.</p>