Since the version control system stores changes to the files rather than the old versions of the files themselves, it is accurate to say that when Oracle checked out an old version they caused the vcs to recreate the file.

Functionally, this is a difference that makes no difference, except in the case where a file is both heavily modified and moved or renamed, which can, occasionally, confuse git (though in practice, it's usually quite good at detecting such situations). Whether it would make a legal difference, I really can't say.

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