Re: rewriting history; Was: Concerns/questions around Software Heritage Archive

[Attila Lendvai]

> not an expert in guix internals) the only reason we care about
> identity is that it's part of git commits.


identities are deeply intertwined with trust (our best predictor of future 
behavior is past behavior). and how trust is facilitated by the tools and 
processes (including the social "technology") can make or break any group 
effort.

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