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First they came for the "master" branch name, but I didn't care what the "reference" branch was called.
Then they came for "blacklist", and while it was a BS mixup with the "black book", I didn't really care what the "deny/allow list" was called.
Now they're coming for "Remove-DEI" and "forbidden words"... and they're pushing it as a bigoted administrative mandate using the same censoring procedures in overdrive.
Ministry of truth
So many mission statements will be lost when they accidentally delete everything containing the word "transparent."
The USGS has renamed "jadeite" to "jate".
If it's still in git, then it's not actually purged. Nobody tell the fash.
Dropped branches get all their commit trees purged, unless the commits are also part of another branch.
One of the Muskrat's kits will undoubtedly tell him sooner or later. Then Github'll get a takedown order.
I wonder how many software devs and admins now weigh their morals. And how many reject to implement or not.