[dijksterhuis]

fyi

> you may not use any of the Marks as a syllable in a new word or as part of a portmanteau (e.g., "Gitalicious", "Gitpedia") used as a mark for a third-party product or service. For the avoidance of doubt, this provision applies even to third-party marks that use the Marks as a syllable or as part of a portmanteau to refer to a product or service's use of Git code.

https://git-scm.com/about/trademark

[gravypod]

How does this work with GitHub?

[dijksterhuis]

> Please be aware that GitHub and GitLab are exceptions to this Policy because they are subject to explicit licensing arrangements that pre-date, and thus take precedence, over this Policy.

same link

[nozzlegear]

Git's policy was created after GitHub and GitLab. They both have a special agreement with Git that allows them to use it.

[kevin11111]

yeah why GitHub ?

[dijksterhuis]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48587095

[varun_ch]

I think GitHub and GitLab have special agreements