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cm0002@lemmy.world to Programming@programming.dev · 1 month ago

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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cm0002@lemmy.world to Programming@programming.dev · 1 month ago
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Git is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Here's why Torvalds never intended for it to stick around.
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    Don’t forget:

    • his dad was rich
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      I mean, let’s be thorough. He’s

      • the rich scion
      • of a family that made their fortune
      • 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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        Wait what‽

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          Yep.

          And that was my reaction when I discovered that too 🫩

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            Fuuuuck.

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      A distinction without a difference

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