| A command-line session showing repository creation, addition of a file, and remote synchronization | |
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| Original author(s) | Linus Torvalds |
| Developer(s) | Junio Hamano and others |
| Initial release | 7 April 2005 |
| Stable Release | 2.44.0 / 23 February 2024 |
Although the two are closely related, Git is open source software maintained by Linux, while Microsoft owns GitHub. Git is an open-source platform – free to use, modify, and distribute.