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SubjectRe: Why not GNU Arch instead of BitKeeper?
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Asfand Yar Qazi <ay0305@qazi.f2s.com> writes:
> I'm surprised nobody considered GNU Arch
> (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-arch/) to replace BitKeeper - it was
> probably started in direct response to the Linux Kernel using a
> non-free tool.
>
> I must say I haven't used it, but from reviews and comparisons I've
> read, it seems to be a good tool.

I agree (I use it) -- but of course it has its own issues. For instance
it has a _lot_ less attention payed to optimization than one might wish
(judging from "git", this is very important to Linus :-). The concept
of "archives" and their associated namespace offer some nice advantages,
but is a very different model than BK uses, and I presume sticking with
the familiar and simple BK model was attractive.

-Miles
--
Suburbia: where they tear out the trees and then name streets after them.
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