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papln
on Nov 1, 2019
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Linus Torvalds: Git proved I could be more than a ...
It shows how important having a big name behind a project is. Linux gave Git its momentum.
stevefolta
on Nov 2, 2019
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It's not just the big name -- Linus learned from the mistakes of the older DVCSs. I also used to use Arch a bit. Git was a vast improvement (eg. it didn't force you to use long ugly branch names).
cheez
on Nov 2, 2019
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If memory serves, DVCS were slow until Git came along
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