Well, but that forks only the Steemit website, not the Steem cryptocurrency behind it. The latter would be, as far as I know, a license infringement because Steem is not open source (it's "source-available" or "shared source", but it forbids you to create a clone with a new genesis block).
I have an idea of a re-implementation of a similar (but a bit different) content monetization scheme, based on an already existing coin. But it will take some time
I have an idea of a re-implementation of a similar (but a bit different) content monetization scheme, based on an already existing coin. But it will take some time
Steemd the backend of the blockchain was made opensource long ago.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@steemitblog/steemd-is-now-completely-free-to-use-with-an-mit-license
https://github.com/steemit/steem
Considering golos is a steem clone and there is another as well that used steem code.