Why Linux and Git development happens on mailing list instead of GitLab for example.

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Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

What are advantages of it and also how said mailing list works? (In case of software development)

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Git was specifically CREATED to facilitate this exact mailing list workflow.

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