- "Version control" software created by Linus Torvalds, creator of Linux, in 2005, after getting screwed by their (not-open-source) (but also awesome) version control system.
- Open source developers need to coordinate 1 - 1000s of developers working on projects that could be around for decades.
- Linus' git goals:
- Not CVS
- Distributed (no need for central server)
- Safeguards against data corruption
- Fast