Git

Distributed version control system

71
Needs attention
Funding
Stable
Maintenance
Active
Contributors
Healthy
Bus Factor
High risk
Metrics last updated: 6 days ago (2026-02-07)

Maintainers

Junio C Hamano
Junio C Hamano
Git Maintainer
Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds
Linux Kernel Creator and Lead Maintainer

🛡️ Potential Successors

If Linus Torvalds steps down:

Greg Kroah-Hartman Thomas Gleixner Andrew Morton Theodore Ts'o
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Overview

Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.

Importance

  • Used by virtually every software development team
  • Powers GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and most code hosting
  • Foundation of modern DevOps and CI/CD workflows
  • Essential for open source collaboration

Key Features

  • Distributed development
  • Strong support for non-linear development
  • Efficient handling of large projects
  • Cryptographic authentication of history

Sustainability

Git is maintained by Junio Hamano and a community of contributors. While widely used, direct funding is limited compared to its impact. Development is supported partly by companies like Google.

Dependencies

⬆️ Depends On (4)
OpenSSL 96
zlib 71
curl 77
Linux Kernel 88
Git
system
⬇️ Used By (1)
Homebrew 90

Dependency Chain

Upstream
OpenSSL → zlib → curl → +1 more →
Git
→ Homebrew
Downstream

Impact Analysis

4 Direct Dependencies
1 Dependent Projects
🔗 Middleware project

⚠️ Impact Risk: Changes to Git could affect 1 downstream project.

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