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You can run Git on object storage if you re-make packfiles

148 points · 35 comments · evacchi

  1. jiggawatts · · focus · HN ↗
    Next: replace whole-file hashes with a Merkle Patricia tree hash and enable BitTorrent-like distribution protocols on top, not to mention the deduplication advantages!
    1. JoshTriplett · · focus · HN ↗
      > replace whole-file hashes

      BLAKE3 has a whole mechanism for this, and as an added bonus it'd be substantially faster.

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