There was a big discussion about this on the Git ML recently: https://public-inbox.org/git/20180417191549.GA1199@helen.PLASMA.Xg8.DE/ https://public-inbox.org/g

There was a big discussion about this on the Git ML recently: https://public-inbox.org/git/20180417191549.GA1199@helen.PLASMA.Xg8.DE/ https://public-inbox.org/git/20180417191549.GA1199@helen.PLA... I.e. whether the argument that you're exempt from deleting data under the GDPR just because it's inconvenient for your storage format is going to fly in the EU. If not there's scary times ahead for Git. Here's a good example of a 4 year old using (presumably) her full name committing to the kernel: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/690b0543a813b0ecfc51b0374c0ce6c8275435f0 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/690b0543a813b0ecfc5... If that kid grows up, moves to the EU, and wants Microsoft (GitHub) to stop publishing that content, will they be able to just say "no"? How about if the kid has had their personal data embedded in the Bitcoin blockchain? Interesting times indeed.