Git

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What is Git and why use it?

• Git is an open-source distributed version control system (DVCS) that allows developers to track and manage changes to their codebase.
• Git was developed by Linus Torvalds in 2005 for Linux kernel development.
• Many "free" hosted git providers exist: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, etc.
• It's easy to run your own git server, in addition to at least two hosted git providers, to ensure digital sovereignty.
• Sources for Deep Dives:
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git
  • https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/git/git-tutorial/

Git for Digital Sovereignty

• The following article and letter by Dion Wiggins ring sovereign alarms:
  • GitHub’s Fall: Microsoft’s AI Takeover, Developer Betrayal, and the Next Fight for Digital Sovereignty
  • Open Letter to Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft on the Future of GitHub, Trust, and Digital Sovereignty
• How to use Git for Sovereign Distributed Version Control?
  • Do not be dependent on a single provider for git services who may be under the coercive powers of another State.
  • Set up your own private git server
  • Set up your own personal or corporate gitlab server