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My prediction: 20 years from now everyone will still use SHA-1 git. That will be simply easier.

GitHub could make it the default for new repositories created via web UI and devs who don't touch the CLI probably wouldn't even notice

Once people realize the fundamental incompatibility of these new repos with the old ones, they’ll be furious. GitHub will back down.

It’s like IPv6. Just worse.

Do you want to bet on that prediction

I would