It was a play on words by Linux (sic) Torvalds. He says it was named after himself, though here in Scotland (UK) the translation isn't quite 'scoundrel', more like 'shallow idiot'.
See http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=git with #3 as the more suitable version for Linus's description of himeself / his DVCS. Being able to describe a friend as a 'lucky git' with a tinge of envy, and still be a friend, is at the heart of it in this case. Philip ----- Original Message ----- From: Alyona Chornaya To: git-users@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 11:36 AM Subject: [git-users] Git name Hello. Does anybody know why Git named so? If translate "git" to russian it sound like scoundrel. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
