You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
PluginsArea: what it touches
New FeaturesKind: in v2.1.251,
New FeaturesSection of the release
What
Installing a plugin that is sourced by running a command, in link mode, now deletes the .git directory from the working copy as part of the install, so no repository history or remote configuration is carried into the installed plugin.
Details
Unconditional for this install path.
Evidence
keepGit: !1
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.