Whoever named GitHub was evidently not british.
@space_cadet
Noun
git (plural gits)
(Britain, slang, derogatory) A silly, incompetent, stupid, annoying or childish person (usually a man).
Usage notes
[...]
The word has been ruled by the Speaker of the House of Commons to be unparliamentary language.
Source: wiktionary
@machado
HAHAHA! Oh of course. Well it was Linus Torvalds who invented the idea of Git and named it, and he's not British, so you were dead right guv.
@space_cadet @machado I believe he’s on record saying he named it after himself.
@octesian @space_cadet
That does makes sense
@machado
Wha' makes you fink 'at, guv'nor?