Allow public forks to be deduplicated
What does this MR do?
Implements the first iteration of deduplication for repository forks. By creating a third repository, where fork network members pool their objects.
What are the relevant issue numbers?
Not an issue to close, but part of: &189 (closed)
Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?
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EE MR: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/8696
Edited by Nick Thomas