Repository cannot be cloned on Windows due to reserved filename

[ms0017]

Problem Description
Cloning this repository on Windows fails due to the file living/con.md using a Windows-reserved filename. The clone operation partially succeeds but checkout fails, leaving the repository in an unusable state.

Error Output

error: invalid path 'living/con.md'
fatal: unable to checkout working tree
warning: Clone succeeded, but checkout failed.

Root Cause/ Suggested Fix
CON is a reserved device name in Windows and cannot be used as a filename, regardless of extension. This restriction dates back to MS-DOS and applies to all modern Windows versions.
According to Microsoft's official documentation on naming files:

Do not use the following reserved names for the name of a file: CON, PRN, AUX, NUL, COM0-COM9, LPT0-LPT9. Also avoid these names followed immediately by an extension; for example, NUL.txt is not recommended.

Current Workaround

git clone --no-checkout https://github.com/commoncrawl/web-languages/
cd .\web-languages\
git config core.protectNTFS false
git checkout

[thunderpoot]

The current guidance is to make edits using the web interface.

[wumpus]

Yes, please edit in the web interface. I apologize for the quirk, I'm actually old enough to remember when that bug first shipped 😱

[wumpus]

It boggles my mind that it's still there.