It has happened before. Some examples are:<p>- German federal law and regulations: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;bundestag&#x2F;gesetze" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;bundestag&#x2F;gesetze</a><p>- DMCA takedown notices: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;github&#x2F;dmca" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;github&#x2F;dmca</a><p>- Map of US districts: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;benbalter&#x2F;congressional-districts" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;benbalter&#x2F;congressional-districts</a><p>- a novel: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;JJ&#x2F;hoborg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;JJ&#x2F;hoborg</a><p>- a well-known textbook on some niche (homotopy type theory) in mathematics: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;HoTT&#x2F;book" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;HoTT&#x2F;book</a><p>- fonts: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;theleagueof" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;theleagueof</a><p>- Gregorian chants: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;CMAA&#x2F;nova-organi-harmonia" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;CMAA&#x2F;nova-organi-harmonia</a><p>Main collaboration functions on a &#x27;repository&#x27; (or any set of data &#x2F; documents that somehow belong together) such as forking and branching are not just only relevant to programming.<p>(edit: formatting)