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Comment by andrewcooke | Hacker News Reader

i am not saying git is insecure - i am saying someone needs to do exactly the analysis you are sketching. you can wave your hands and say that this is not a problem, but it's been 6 years since sha-1 was broken and that's an awfully long time.

also, i find it absolutely typical of the place that HN has become that my original post asking a reasonable, informed question with reference is voted down. you're a bunch of mindless fucking morons.

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Your comment was accurate, but somewhat combative, which may be why it was down-voted. I suspect if you had said the same thing, but had phrased it a little differently, it would have been up-voted.

That said, it was not an unreasonable question to ask, and so I've up-voted you.

What doesn't help is calling everyone "mindless fucking morons" after only one or two down-votes. It's not constructive, and won't get you anywhere. Also: chill. Just because one or two individuals didn't like the tone of your original comment, doesn't mean everyone on HN is out to get you. Well, at least not before you insulted them.

It might have also been

> is their any real analysis

driving some of the downvotes (I did not vote myself).

Between the spelling mistake, lack of capitalization, and tone I certainly would have voted it down if it hadn't been the only post in this thread bringing up an important point. As it was I felt I had to vote up.

I find it absolutely typical of the place that HN has become that people give a shit about karma.

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