It wasn't just speed, it was also that the Linux kernel was developed under git, that Linus created git, and the existence of github, which a lot of people liked.
After a while, it also just developed a critical mass where the attitude of people/companies that weren't using it almost inevitably became one of "everybody else is using git, so we should too".
It wasn't just speed, it was also that the Linux kernel was developed under git, that Linus created git, and the existence of github, which a lot of people liked.
After a while, it also just developed a critical mass where the attitude of people/companies that weren't using it almost inevitably became one of "everybody else is using git, so we should too".