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What happens if Linus Torvalds has a verified Github account, and I commit to my rudely named project on my local computer with his email address and then push
by jodrellblank 5y ago
What happens if Linus Torvalds has a verified Github account, and I commit to my rudely named project on my local computer with his email address and then push to Github; do they then show the commit with his Github account because his Github email is verified?
- leeoniya 5y ago> and I commit to my rudely named project on my local computer with his email address and how exactly would this be out of character for the real Linus Torvalds?
- jreese 5y agoYes, and there are a number of past stunts that include forking the Linux repo, pushing fake/misleading commits, and then showing how Github lets you see those commits in a context that implies they are part of the upstream Linux repo.
- charcircuit 5y agoGithub now shows a warning when people visit links like that
- seba_dos1 5y agoNot on every relevant view though, so there are still new waves of pranks and surprised people.