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		zomglings on Nov 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Extremely Linear Git History Is it possible to change the checksum implementation that git uses, through configuration or a plugin? I find all this hash inverting quite inelegant.

yjftsjthsd-h on Nov 22, 2022 [–]

There's an effort to add support for sha256, but it's... not recommended https://lwn.net/Articles/898522/

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