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The lord of the files

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This is a translation of the Wired article about GitHub titled “The Lord of The Files: How GitHub Tamed Free Software (And More)”, published on February 21. The “code” for this article was published by Wired on GitHub itself, with permission to remix and translate it under a creative commons license. My translation is available on a branch in my GitHub account. I’m grateful in advance for any comments to improve this translation, since it still needs a lot of work.

Lord of the Files: How GitHub Tamed Free Software (And More)

by Robert McMillan, Wired Enterprise

Originally published at: http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/02/github/

SAN FRANCISCO — When the founders of GitHub moved into their swank South-of-Market loft last year, the first thing they did was redecorate. They turned the floor’s biggest office into a parody of an executive suite — complete with fake fireplace, plush leather chairs, and a wooden globe that slides open to reveal a bottle of single malt scotch. Hanging from the wall is a painting of a cat, dressed as Napoleon, with five octopus-like legs. They call it the Octocat.

Why Git? It’s the British slang term for stupid, despicable person — arse. The joke “I name all my projects for myself, first Linux, then git” was just too good to pass up. But it is also short, easy-to-say, and type on a standard keyboard. And reasonably unique and not any standard command, which is unusual. - Linus Torvalds

Why Git? It’s the British slang term for stupid, despicable person — arse. The joke “I name all my projects for myself, first Linux, then git” was just too good to pass up. But it is also short, easy-to-say, and type on a standard keyboard. And reasonably unique and not any standard command, which is unusual. - Linus Torvalds

Images taken from the Wired article, used under the CC license.

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