An oldie, but a goodie

  • @[email protected]
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    01 year ago

    Why don’t he use some platform like Github/Gitlab and alike? The method to send patches via email is just stupid, isn’t it?

    • @[email protected]
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      121 year ago

      Linus wrote git to be used via email as part of its core design, so that was just the way he rolled back then. GitHub and Gitlab and all the cloud platforms and tooling came afterwards and it took time to reach a critical mass, and even then, some folks stick to what they’re used to.

      Looking at Linus’ GitHub profile, looks like not much has changed — 100% commits, 0% everything else.

    • @nnjethro
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      1 year ago

      They are discussing, not sending patches over email. The author of this email is also the creator of git.

      • @[email protected]
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        -41 year ago

        The author of this email is also the creator of git.

        I am aware of that. GitHub and alike systems are not just git servers.

    • @pirat
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      21 year ago

      2012, but yeah…

    • @sugartits
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      11 year ago

      Yeah, Linus should get right on that and make some kind of system for this…