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vharuck
on Feb 20, 2020
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A group of ex-NSA and Amazon engineers are buildin...
It's probably intentional, because "git" is also an insult to imply somebody's dumb.
dflock
on Feb 20, 2020
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True, but the name `git` came from the open source SCM tool, written by Linus for the Linux source code - and now everyone is sort of stuck with that name. This is a commercial product, deciding on a name for themselves.
dflock
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Also, at least in British English, calling someone a git doesn't mean "dumb" it means "mean/nasty/malicious".
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