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Linus Torvalds built Git in 10 days - and never imagined it would last 20 years

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Linus Torvalds built Git in 10 days - and never imagined it would last 20 years

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Programming@programming.dev · 3 days ago

Git is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Here's why Torvalds never intended for it to stick around.

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I mean, let’s be thorough. He’s

the rich scion

of a family that made their fortune owning and exploiting emerald mines

in South Africa

during apartheid

Kinda tells you all you need to know about him and his family.

Also his dad fucked and married his own stepdaughter. No, I’m not kidding.

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