Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 10 Oct 2002 23:19:24 +0200 | | From | Pavel Machek <> | | Subject | Re: New BK License Problem? |
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Hi!
> It's worth noting that the kernel's use of BK has and will continue to > expose either weaknesses in BK or missing features. We already know > of enough things that need engineering for the kernel (and any other > kernel sized project) to keep us busy for a couple of years. If we > GPLed BK today it would do two things: > > 1) make you stop yelling at us > 2) stop BK development
And
3) make me use it.
and
4) have widely-usable CVS replacement.
> It costs a lot of money to do what we are doing, we know exactly how > much, and a GPLed answer won't support those costs. We have to do > what
Even if *you* stopped developping bitkeeper, there would be plenty of other people to develop it, into way better product.
If you don't think GPLed bitkeeper can not be developed, then I do not know why you are trying to kill subversion.
Aha, you addressed that:
> The reason we don't want to help our competitors is that they want > to imitate us. That's fine on the surface, a GPLed clone solves the > immediate problems you see, but it doesn't address how to solve the next > generation of problems. You'd need a team of at least 6-8 senior > kernel
By the time it takes to clone you you should have "next generation" ready. If not, then you are doing something wrong.
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