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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 11 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The website around it is also just optional. You can dump git repos anywhere you want.

Of course the website is helpful and adds tooling, bit it's an extra nonetheless

[–] Slashme@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Yep, amazingly flexible. If Linus had only ever made git, he'd have gone down as one of the greats.

[–] iglou@programming.dev 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

If Linus had only ever made git, he'd have gone down as one of the greats.

As opposed to also having made the most used kernel in the world?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

They're saying he was always famous and then did another thing that would make a person famous.

[–] iglou@programming.dev 1 points 4 hours ago

It is a weird phrasing then!