# Why's Git called Git ?

2 messages from 2006-07-06 to 2006-07-07. Participants: Aaron Gray, Jakub Narebski.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/4779

## Aaron Gray, 2006-07-06 02:18

Subject: Why's Git called Git ?
Message-ID: <01f201c6a0a2$6faa0f80$0200a8c0@AMD2500>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/01f201c6a0a2%246faa0f80%240200a8c0%40AMD2500

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>> I am toying with using a VCS for a set of related projects, either CVS
>> because its well known, SubVersion for ease of use, or Git as it is new.
>> Lots to descide upon, any pointers would be appreciated.
>
> CVS is showing it's age; mainly the fact that IIRC it began as a series of
> scripts over RCS, file level version control system, extending version
> control to sets of files, somewhat. Branching in CVS is serious PITA.
> Renaming _with_ retaining full and correct history: forget about it.

Okay, we like branching and forking.

> Subversion is "better CVS": still centralized, CVS infernal branching
> replaced by "cheap copy" branching. Well known, replaces CVS thorough OSS
> projects.

Okay.

> Git, Mercurial, Monotone, Bazaar-NG, Darcs are new brand of distributed 
> VCS.
> I really like notion of branching in Git; but be warned about tracking and
> not recording renames, and the need of explicit packing (the latter very
> minor). Powerfull, perhaps too powerfull for newbie user: but that is what
> Cogito is for (although now Git contains fairly large set of high-level
> commands).

We like to move forward.

>
>  http://git.or.cz/
>  http://git.or.cz/gitwiki
>  http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/Git
> and "Other version control software" at
>  http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/GitLinks


Yes, been there, thanks though.

> P.S. If you decide to use Git as VCS for your project, consider adding 
> entry
> about it on http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/GitProjects wiki page.

Looks like I maybe doing a preliminary Windows Git HOWTO on the GitWiki, if 
no one else has trod this ground :) (Might need some proper help testing 
though)

Thanks,

Aaron

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## Jakub Narebski, 2006-07-07 18:40

Subject: Re: Why's Git called Git ?
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URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/e8m9pl%24m37%242%40sea.gmane.org
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Aaron Gray wrote:

>> I really like notion of branching in Git; but be warned about tracking and
>> not recording renames, and the need of explicit packing (the latter very
>> minor). Powerfull, perhaps too powerfull for newbie user: but that is what
>> Cogito is for (although now Git contains fairly large set of high-level
>> commands).
> 
> We like to move forward.

What I like a lot in Git is very easy switching of working area between 
branches, and to arbitrary commit (point in history).

-- 
Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
ShadeHawk on #git

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