[ChrisSD]

Since this is oddly getting down votes for some reason, I'll quote wikipedia[0]:

> Git was created by Linus Torvalds in 2005 for development of the Linux kernel, with other kernel developers contributing to its initial development.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git

[paulddraper]

Further, git provides utilities specifically meant to work with email workflows, e.g. git am.