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WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

the commiter name in the repo is not ironclad proof, anyone can upload commits to their repo in Linus Torvalds’ name. but github probably has the capabilities to find out who was the original uploader of the commit, or what was the upstream repo of a fork

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Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
What if it is signed?

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- WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  if it is signed by a key used in public repos of the commiter, or otherwise known to possess the key, that is proof, yes
  
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- WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  if it is signed by a key used in public repos of the commiter, or otherwise known to possess the key, that is proof, yes
  
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