Why this repository isn't a simple fork?

[fabiosammy]

Why this "hipCaffe" is not a simple fork from bvlc caffe repo? I know it's a stupid question, but, maybe it will be easier to update the "hip" with the other caffe version (like bvlc or opencl version).

[gsedej]

Because it's not simple fork but port of CUDA code to hip code. When cuda code of caffe changes, one must port the changes to hip.