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FromMichael Buesch <>
SubjectRe: Bitkeeper
DateFri, 18 Jul 2003 22:30:17 +0200
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On Friday 18 July 2003 21:51, Richard Stallman wrote:
>     > If you are trying to copy BK, give it up.  We'll simply follow in the
>     > footsteps of every other company faced with this sort of thing and
>     > change the protocol every 6 months.  Since you would be chasing us
>     > you can never catch up.  If you managed to stay close then we'd put
>     > digital signatures into the protocol to prevent your clone from
>     > interoperating with BK.
>
> I think it would be appropriate at this point to write a free client
> that talks with Bitkeeper, and for Linux developers to start switching
> to that from Bitkeeper.  At that point, McVoy will face a hard choice:
> if he carries out these threats, he risks alienating the community
> that he hopes will market Bitkeeper for him.

Hi Richard.

You're ready for a small flame-war with Larry? 8-)

First I think, this list isn't the correct place for starting
a bk-flame again.
But I also share your opinion, that it's time to write even a
free client.
But how hard will it be? How big is the knowlege of the
protocols bk uses? It'll be not easy, but for sure very interesting.

- -- 
Regards Michael Buesch
http://www.8ung.at/tuxsoft
Penguin on this machine:  Linux 2.4.21  - i386

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