Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 3 Mar 2003 09:22:14 -0500 (EST) | From | "Richard B. Johnson" <> | Subject | Re: BitBucket: GPL-ed KitBeeper clone |
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2003, John Bradford wrote:
> > > I haven't seen a single post to the list saying, "If we were designing > > > a version control system dedicated to the Linux kernel, what would you > > > like to see in it?". Before I started work on my bug database, I > > > spent a week or so discussing it on the list with people. > > > > Larry spent a lot of time talking to people directly about such things. > > I meant in relation to Bit Bucket. > > If the need for Bit Keeper to make a profit for Bit Mover excludes > Linux developers from using it, the most logical thing to do in my > opinion is to start from scratch and write a version control system > dedicated to furthering Linux kernel development. > > Compatibility with Bit Keeper should not be a goal of that project. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > John.
Hmmm. Compatibility with existing things is always one of the considerations of any new product (or project). If compatibility can be achieved without a significant trade-off in performance, then it should become one of the goals.
Cheers, Dick Johnson Penguin : Linux version 2.4.18 on an i686 machine (797.90 BogoMips). Why is the government concerned about the lunatic fringe? Think about it.
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