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this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2023
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No, git repos are merkle trees. Blockchains happen to build on merkle trees. Git is not blockchain.
I suppose it depends on how exactly you define a blockchain. If you add distributed consensus algorithms and a requirement for BFT resistance, then it clearly isnt. Its the usual issue with definition...
The definition isn’t the problem. Git isn’t blockchain, never was, never will be. Thank ~god~ Linus
Since a definition is descriptive, not prescriptive, I think it's paramount.