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On the other hand, git wouldn't be where it is now without GitHub. Together with the Kernel adopting git, Github payed a key role in git's success.

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amelius6y ago· 1 in thread

> Together with the Kernel adopting git,

Uhm, git was created by the people who were working on the kernel because they needed a better VCS.

est31OP6y ago

Yes, and this was a big part of the success. If someone else had built it, they might not have used it, which would have given it a much rougher time adoption wise.

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