February 14, 2026
Spray, Pray, and Push
Git with WD-40 Applied
Git gets a Rust makeover and the crowd reaches for the WD-40
TLDR: Git is testing Rust parts, stirring fears that it could drop support for many older systems. Commenters split between bafflement and anxiety, reviving old drama from an Xorg fork and poking fun at naming, while WD‑40 memes fly—because a change to a core tool affects everyone who writes code.
Git—the tool that tracks code changes for basically everyone—just rolled into the garage for a tune‑up, and the internet is yelling about the parts. The hot rumor: Git is experimenting with Rust, a newer programming language. Cue one baffled voice asking, “What is it?” while others clutch pearls over what this means for their beloved workflows. One commenter warns that a Rust requirement could “reduce platform portability by more than half,” sparking a chorus of doom and spicy spreadsheets. Meanwhile, the repo’s author, metux, comes with a backstory: as one commenter gleefully recaps, he’s famous for an Xorg fork—aka the last time new features met old‑guard caution, and timelines got messy. The name of the org itself even got roasted as “silly,” because why stop at code when you can critique branding too. Fans lob WD‑40 memes—“just spray it on the repo”—and quote Linus’s old “stupid content tracker” line like it’s a prophecy. Some readers point to the official docs and mailing list drama, others watch for the next “What’s cooking” report and pop popcorn. The vibe: progress vs. portability, with a side of dad‑garage humor and tale‑of‑two‑toolboxes energy.
Key Points
- •Git is an open source, fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with a rich command set.
- •Git is licensed primarily under GPLv2, with some components under compatible licenses, and was originally written by Linus Torvalds.
- •Installation instructions are in INSTALL; tutorials and command documentation are available in the Documentation directory and via man/git help.
- •Community development occurs on the Git mailing list; guidelines exist for submitting patches and coding standards.
- •Security issues should be reported privately to git-security@googlegroups.com; the maintainer shares regular “What’s cooking” development status reports.