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But why?

• maxthegeek1 6y ago
  So that client side web applications can run git.
  • blargmaster42_8 6y ago
    But why!
• jpnelson 6y ago
  Often node modules need to depend on git to do developer experience things. Having it be available in node with no dependencies is really nice, you don't need to assume anything about the git in the environment your user is using.
• freeqaz 6y ago
  See my comment here[0] for a real world use case! 0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25152185 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25152185