Git is a free distributed revision control, or software source code management project with an emphasis on being fast. Git was initially designed and developed by Linus Torvalds for Linux kernel development.
Every Git working directory is a full-fledged repository with complete history and full revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on network access or a central server.
Git's current software maintenance is overseen by Junio Hamano.
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Git is a free distributed revision control, or software source code management project with an emphasis on being fast. Git was initially designed and developed by Linus Torvalds for Linux kernel development.
Every Git working directory is a full-fledged repository with complete history and full revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on network access or a central server.
Git's current software maintenance is overseen by Junio Hamano.
Linus Torvalds has quipped about the name "git", which is British English slang for a stupid or unpleasant person: "I'm an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself. First Linux, now git."
The official Git wiki also gives a number of alternative explanations for the name, including "Global Information Tracker".
Git development began after many Linux kernel developers were forced to give up access to the proprietary BitKeeper system (see BitKeeper - Pricing change). The ability to use BitKeeper free of charge had been withdrawn by...
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