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I always thought that git was a form of got or get. Get me the source code. I got the source code. Git is almost like a slang word that means get or got. Yea

I always thought that git was a form of got or get. Get me the source code. I got the source code. Git is almost like a slang word that means get or got. Yeah in British English it means a stupid person, you useless git! Almost like Nimrod means stupid dimwitted person.

codereflection 12y ago
That makes sense. However if you look at Linus' description of git, a "stupid content tracker", then the British English derogatory term makes sense.
JadeNB 12y ago
> Git is almost like a slang word that means get or got. Perhaps more dialect than slang? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_Along,_Little_Dogies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git_Along,_Little_Dogies