Git

Distributed version control system

Warning · 74/100

Automated health estimate

The score summarizes repository activity. Funding is unknown and excluded from the score. These repository signals do not establish financial stability, security, or maintainer availability. How to interpret this data.

Funding

Unknown

Maintenance

Active

Contributors

Many observed

Bus Factor

Medium risk

Metrics last updated: today (2026-10-25)

Evidence and limitations

Activity source: git/git via the GitHub API. Counts describe this repository, which may be a mirror or only part of the project.

Commits in 30 days: 179
Commits in 90 days: 721
Authors accounting for half the sampled commits: 2

The 200-commit author sample does not cover the full 90 days. Author counts are lower bounds; concentration describes the sample only.

Few commits can reflect mature software. Commit authors do not establish merge rights, available maintainers, organizational diversity, or knowledge distribution. Funding is unknown; donation links alone do not establish income or runway.

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People associated with this project

Profiles include creators, contributors, and former maintainers. This is not a complete roster of the current team.

Linus Torvalds

Linux Kernel Creator and Lead Maintainer

Junio C Hamano

Git Maintainer

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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

Financial sustainability and maintainer capacity have not yet been reviewed against current primary sources. See the evidence and support sections above for available information and a way to suggest corrections.