Scott Chacon(@chacon):Working on the Git Merge conf videos and watching @nasamuffin's excellent SHA-256 talk, I was again filled with the dread of Git 3.0's upcoming hashing default switch. I wrote up why I feel this is a huge mistake and why I think it shouldn't be done:

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Scott Chacon@chacon

2026.10.01 14:00

Working on the Git Merge conf videos and watching @nasamuffin's excellent SHA-256 talk, I was again filled with the dread of Git 3.0's upcoming hashing default switch. I wrote up why I feel this is a huge mistake and why I think it shouldn't be done: