(No clue if it's applicable here, I'm not aware of this case, but I believe that's the reference if it helps :)
Edit : exact quote, as Arthur's house is about to be demolished for a highway bypass:
"But the plans were on display…”
“On display? I eventually had to go down to the cellar to find them.”
“That’s the display department.”
“With a flashlight.”
“Ah, well, the lights had probably gone.”
“So had the stairs.”
“But look, you found the notice, didn’t you?”
“Yes,” said Arthur, “yes I did. It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.
In what way has git's discussion of their move been hidden away in a metaphorical basement?
Mailing lists are basements in 2026
Additionally, as someone who read Hitchiker's guide to the Galaxy ~3 decades ago, I managed to suspect it was a reference to it, even if the reference wasn't the most applicable