Wouldn't `got` be confused with OpenBSD's Got: https://gameoftrees.org/index.html

Why would people be confused with something that the vast majority never heard of. Naming shouldn't care about none mainstream project.

oh wow! i really thought i was being too clever but i shouldve assumed nothing new under the sun. well im taking name suggestions now!

Well, find and sed have modern "fd" and "sd" alternatives. Naming it "gt" allows you to claim that your version save 33% compared to typing "git".

Don't forget to check the new name with Claude:

Are there revision control systems named "got"?

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Yes! There is at least one notable revision control system named "Got" — specifically Game of Trees (Got), developed for OpenBSD.

Game of Trees (Got) is a version control system which prioritizes ease of use and simplicity over flexibility. Gameoftrees It's actively developed — version 0.123 was released on February 25, 2026 Gameoftrees , just yesterday.

Got uses Git repositories to store versioned data. At present, Got supports local version control operations only, and Git can be used for any functionality which has not yet been implemented in Got. It will always remain possible to work with both Got and Git on the same repository. Lobsters

So "Got" is essentially a friendlier, simpler front-end to Git's underlying storage format, designed with OpenBSD's philosophy of simplicity and clean code in mind.

uGOT / uGOTme? (sort of like the idea behind uTorrent) but I will agree that sbankowi's idea of Yet another got is great as well. +1 to that as well.

Goty McGotface

gotgit, gotcha

YAGOT (Yet Another GOT)

Probably taken already, better use YAGOT-NG (Next Generation) just to be safe.

might be taken too so just YAGOT2 would work

I'd be more concerned about confusing it with https://github.com/sindresorhus/got, which is well-established (15k stars on GitHub is nothing to sneeze at).

Should the internet be a free for all place without moderation?

Yes!!!

I think different opinions are great. Just wanted to point out saying the internet should be moderated on the hacker news forums is surprising and funny.

> It wasn't as if they were harassed to sell.

Bumble founder disagreed.

https://www.vox.com/2018/3/20/17141308/bumble-match-group-ne...

From the article above:

"Match, which owns another popular dating app and Bumble competitor, Tinder, is suing Bumble for violating two patents and for allegedly stealing trade secrets.

It was a lawsuit made all the more intriguing considering Match wants to acquire Bumble;"

Software patents should require the source of the implementation to be published. That's the whole idea behind patents in the first place.

Exactly, you give the government a way to replicate your insight, in return you get x years of monopoly. With the first part being non-existent (didn't inventors even have to supply physical prototypes etc.?) the patent system is easy to abuse.

What the founders want is not terribly relevant for monopoly laws. They're for the protection of the consumers, not of the company owners.

Monopolies aren’t hostile takeovers.

It’s companies buying competitors for market dominance with no regulatory pushback that’s the issue.

I see a lot of people making opinions that clearly shows that they have not audited the entire guide. For the intended audience that the author wanted to reach. I will say that he accomplished it.

For anything that one finds as mistakes, the author went out of his way (via references) for the reader to dig further.