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

What happened

Git packfiles were designed for mmap and local disk, so pulling one object out of a bucket means guessing at a byte range. I wrote a new format instead.

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Why it's spreading

Timeline

  1. First appeared on LobstersLobsters
  2. Discussion started on Hacker NewsHacker News

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