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It is not merely for the first commit, here, the first commits are used as a proof of concept since they are large repostories known to everyone. You can try it
by mynameismon 5y ago
It is not merely for the first commit, here, the first commits are used as a proof of concept since they are large repostories known to everyone. You can try it yourself, by changing your email to something like Linus' email in your git config, and then trying to commit code. GitHub will automatically show Linus' profile.