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I heard that Linus named it git because he is one.
That’s what I heard, too. He has a habit of naming his software projects after himself: Linux, git.
wait until part 2 of git class where they use the MASTER branch
It’s
mainbranch these days (at least that’s the new default for new repositories)
Yeah it’s weird how computers are still so grounded in weirdo cultures but because everyone has to use them and they’re the foundation of modern society and economy these people often run into something they aren’t prepared to deal with whether it’s copy left and the open source movement or it’s terminology and naming with an irreverent flair.
This is also how you wind up with me casually talking about linux and home servers with a bunch of anarchists as we fix up old bikes while I know engineers and tech chasers who are scared of such things.
Embarrassing for who?
For them, I guess. I can imagine some folks would be embarrassed to tell people that they use GIMP for the same reason.
They were already assimilated at that point, changing their culture would be futile.
But we must try anyway.
