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Official git repository history?

From
Graeme Geldenhuys <graemeg@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 29, 2009, 14:27 UTC
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<h2aj43$ab0$1@ger.gmane.org>
Hi,

Yesterday I cloned the official git repository and for fun I checkout out the first ever commit "e83c5163316f..."

So how did Linus get those first few commits / history into the official git repository? Was the first 8 C source code files already enough to work as a basic git repository? Or did he use another revision control system and then later imported that history into the official git repository (when git was working)?

Just curious?  :-)
Regards,
  - Graeme -
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