git merge first-party instead of git init or git merge 3rd-party That's the strategy being used because 3rd parties have no chance in our system. The only thin

git merge first-party instead of git init or git merge 3rd-party That's the strategy being used because 3rd parties have no chance in our system. The only thing you can do is merge into one of the 2, become the new repo owner and reshape it going forward.