From the perspective of a non technical person the name 'GitBook' has even worse implications. 'Git' is a common insult in British English (being short for 'w

From the perspective of a non technical person the name 'GitBook' has even worse implications. 'Git' is a common insult in British English (being short for 'whore's get', i.e. an illegitimate child born to a prostitute). This may possibly reflect some private humor on Linus Torvald's part, since Git is putatively the 'son of a Bit[ch]keeper'. The term is used to indicate someone foolish and obnoxious. A non programmer unfamiliar with version control would hear something like 'AssholeBook'.