yes agreed. sqlite is tiny in contrast to the kernel. a marvel, created by a small group at a steady pace. in contrast to that the linux kernel patch review

yes agreed. sqlite is tiny in contrast to the kernel. a marvel, created by a small group at a steady pace. in contrast to that the linux kernel patch review workflow lives on history rewrites until all reviewes agree. and most projects I know, kernel included, after this allignment then freeze the history. so its not a "history rewrite all the time" but a commit cleanup rewrite, before final acceptance. in "feature branches", if you wish, and just until the history is helpful for future readers. who cares about typo fixes? for heavens sake, amend them...