[snprbob86]

This is where smaller code projects with clearer dependencies come in to play. You can designate maintainers, integrators, reviewers, etc on a per-project/per-boundary basis. This means that failure to understand rebase has severely localized effects. As a bonus, you'll get better factored code backed by developers with an enhanced sense of ownership.

[alinajaf]

Or you know, you could just spend a few hours learning about how a tool you're probably going to be using for over a decade works.