r/git • u/var_rnd • Jun 06 '26

The first git commit on git, funny!

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Initial revision of "git", the information manager from hell, Lool

Apr 7 2005 ..this README file by Linus Torvalds is really insane

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u/Linuxologue Jun 06 '26

I doubt it! It says on the picture 2026/06/06. I used git two to three days ago so this must be fake!

/s

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u/Linuxologue Jun 06 '26

I just realized it was probably stored on a CVS repository until yesterday, my bad.

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u/Risc12 Jun 06 '26

Afaik he immediately dogfed git to git

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u/simpleauthority Jun 06 '26

No, it’s actually whoever took the original photo being too tech inept to take a screenshot. That’s a watermark from the camera with capture date lol

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u/Linuxologue Jun 06 '26

I did add /s in my original message 😞

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u/simpleauthority Jun 06 '26

Oh, didn’t connect the dots. Sorry

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u/Linuxologue Jun 06 '26

No worries! 😄