[gdpr-discuss] Git and the Right for Rectification

[Thorsten Behrens]

Winfried Tilanus wrote:
> Git is unchangeable because:
> - Code integrity can only be guaranteed when all commits are
>   traceable activities like rebasing result in untraceable code
>   changes and endanger the security model behind open source
>   software.
> 
Amend:
 - for repositories where cryptographically signing tags (or even
   commits) is the rule, git is by design unchangeable
 - requirements to keep accurate records might put conflicting
   requirements on you not to tamper with history

And yep, the gitlab approach of putting that right in front of you
when signing up is probably a good idea.

Cheers,

-- Thorsten
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