# Why git?

1. Flexible
2. Light-weight and FAST (<https://git-scm.com/about/small-and-fast>)
3. Distributed (<https://git-scm.com/about/distributed>)
4. Non-disruptive branching and merging (<https://git-scm.com/about/branching-and-merging>)
5. Secure (<https://git-scm.com/about/info-assurance>)&#x20;
6. Open Source (<https://git-scm.com/about/free-and-open-source>)
