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Unsigned Commits (blog.glyph.im)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm curious to hear what the Lemmy programming community thinks of this!

The author argues against signing Git commits, stating that it adds unnecessary complexity to systems.
The author believes that signing commits perpetuates an engineering culture of blindly adopting complex tools.
The consequences of signing Git commits are likely to be subtle and not as dramatic as some may believe.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't sign my commits.

Though I'll admit I'm not making a moral judgement, it was just a pain in the ass to setup last time I had the time to try it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't sign my commits because I'm not going to verify anyone's commits.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Yep. Same.

And of course there's a relevant XKCD:https://xkcd.com/1181/