This was pointed out to Linus right at the beginning of GIt development [1]. SHA-256 was available and SHA-1 weaknesses were known. Unfortunately he chose to i

This was pointed out to Linus right at the beginning of GIt development [1]. SHA-256 was available and SHA-1 weaknesses were known. Unfortunately he chose to ignore it. [1] https://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2017-February/031623.html https://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2017-Februar...